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Smyrnium olusatrum

Plants

Family: Apiaceae · Genus: Smyrnium

Smyrnium olusatrum

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Smyrnium olusatrum, common name alexanders, is an edible flowering plant of the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) which grows on waste ground and in hedges around the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal regions of Europe. It was formerly widely grown as a pot herb, but is now appreciated mostly by foragers.

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Growing details and traits for Smyrnium olusatrum in the Library.

No cultivars in the Library yet — the full profile above covers the species itself.