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Aegopodium podagraria

Aegopodium podagraria

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Aegopodium podagraria, commonly called ground elder, is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae that grows in shady places. The name "ground elder" comes from the superficial similarity of its leaves and flowers to those of elder (Sambucus), which is not closely related. Other common names include herb gerard, bishop's weed, goutweed, gout wort, snow-in-the-mountain, English masterwort and wild masterwort. It is the type species of the genus Aegopodium. It is native to Europe and Asia, but has been introduced around the world as an ornamental plant, where it occasionally poses an ecological threat as an invasive exotic plant.

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Family
Apiaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Aegopodium podagraria
Slug
aegopodium-podagraria
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Aegopodium
Species
podagraria
Wikidata QID
Q217778
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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