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Villous deadly carrot

Thapsia villosa

About

Thapsia villosa, commonly known as the villous deadly carrot, is a species of poisonous herbaceous plants in the genus Thapsia. It grows to about 70 to 190 cm in height. It has pinnate hairy leaves with sheath-like petioles. The flowers are yellow in color and borne on compound umbels. They develop into fruits with four wings characteristic of the genus. It is native to southwestern Europe and northwestern Africa surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. The plant was used extensively for traditional medicine since around the 3rd century BC.

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Family
Apiaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Thapsia villosa
Slug
thapsia-villosa
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Thapsia
Species
villosa
Wikidata QID
Q537992
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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