Selinum carvifolia

Kümmelblättrige Silge ( Selinum carvifolia )

The Kümmelblättrige Silge ( Selinum carvifolia ), also referred to simply as Silge, is a Central European scattered to rarely occurring Umbelliferae. It blooms in July and August, sometimes September.

Appearance

The perennial herbaceous plant reaches a height of about 30 to 100 cm, slender, sparsely branched, leafy removed and a Hemikryptophyt. The stem is furrowed with sharp edges. The lower leaves are pinnate 3 times, the sections of the last order are deeply incised pinnate, the lobes oblong to linear with, about 1 mm wide and mucronate. The cones are 15 - to 20 -beam penetrated and act and are slightly curved. The envelope is missing or 1 - to 3 - leaved available. The linear- pfriemlichen Hüllchenblätter are numerous. The petals are white to pink. The fruit is roundish - elliptical, compressed, about 3 mm high and last 10 -leaf.

Dissemination

Habitat requirements

Selinum carvifolia grows in wet meadows, Auengebüschen and light forest companies. She prefers alternating wet, mostly lime- clayey soils.

Popularization

The Kümmelblättrige Silge comes in north-central and less common in southern Europe. East of it penetrates to Siberia. Also, it has been introduced to North America. She is a Eurasian- subozeanisches Florenelement. In Austria it is scattered to rare and endangered in many places. In Switzerland, it is widely scattered to find.

Distribution in Germany

Selinum carvifolia is scattered before in central and southern Germany. In the north of the territory they rarely occurs.

Others

To distinguish them from the similar ordinary Wiesensilge see there.