Post by Admin on Apr 2, 2016 22:29:22 GMT
Name: Greater water-parsnip (Sium latifolium)
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Sium
Species: S. latifolium
IUCN Rating:Not evaluated
Description: The greater water-parsnip is an upright plant, with a very robust appearance. This species has a stem that is hollow and grooved; the leaves, which can grow to 30cm, have stalks, which are also hollow and clasp the main stem. The plant is bright green and hairless. The flowers are white, measure about four millimetres across, and are carried on an umbel, characteristic of this family of plants
Range: Russia, Central Asia and Europe
Habitat: This species is found in marshland and also along the banks of streams.
Breeding: The great water parsnip like other flowering plants sets seeds.
Threats: The principle threat to this species is the draining of marshland for use in agriculture. It is also unable to survive if ditches become neglected and scrub/woodland develops.
Points of interest: This plant is very poisonous. If cattle eat this plant it makes the milk taste very unpleasant.
Sources and further information:
By Kenraiz - Krzysztof Ziarnek (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
www.arkive.org/greater-water-parsnip/sium-latifolium/
www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/greater-water-parsnip
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sium_latifolium
www.habitas.org.uk/priority/species.asp?item=3685
eol.org/pages/596815/details
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Sium
Species: S. latifolium
IUCN Rating:Not evaluated
Description: The greater water-parsnip is an upright plant, with a very robust appearance. This species has a stem that is hollow and grooved; the leaves, which can grow to 30cm, have stalks, which are also hollow and clasp the main stem. The plant is bright green and hairless. The flowers are white, measure about four millimetres across, and are carried on an umbel, characteristic of this family of plants
Range: Russia, Central Asia and Europe
Habitat: This species is found in marshland and also along the banks of streams.
Breeding: The great water parsnip like other flowering plants sets seeds.
Threats: The principle threat to this species is the draining of marshland for use in agriculture. It is also unable to survive if ditches become neglected and scrub/woodland develops.
Points of interest: This plant is very poisonous. If cattle eat this plant it makes the milk taste very unpleasant.
Sources and further information:
By Kenraiz - Krzysztof Ziarnek (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
www.arkive.org/greater-water-parsnip/sium-latifolium/
www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/greater-water-parsnip
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sium_latifolium
www.habitas.org.uk/priority/species.asp?item=3685
eol.org/pages/596815/details