Laserpitium

This article covers the modern genus of plants. For the plant that was used in classical antiquity, see Silphium.

Laserpitium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. It includes eight species native to Europe and Morocco.^[1]

Laserpitium
Laserpitium latifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Subfamily:	Apioideae
Tribe:	Scandiceae
Subtribe:	Daucinae
Genus:	Laserpitium L.
Synonyms[1]
Alsaton Raf. Aspitium Neck. ex Steud. Bradlaeia Neck. Lacellia Bubani

Species

Eight species are accepted.^[1]

• Laserpitium emilianum Emb.
• Laserpitium gallicum L.
• Laserpitium halleri Crantz
• Laserpitium krapfii Crantz
• Laserpitium latifolium L. – broad-leaved sermountain
• Laserpitium longiradium Boiss.
• Laserpitium nitidum Zanted.
• Laserpitium peucedanoides L.

Formerly placed here

• Laserocarpum pseudomeum (Orph., Heldr. & Sartori ex Boiss.) Spalik, Wojew., Constantin. & S.R.Downie (as Laserpitium pseudomeum Orph., Heldr. & Sartori ex Boiss.)
• Siler montanum Crantz (as Laserpitium siler L.)
• Silphiodaucus prutenicus (L.) Spalik, Wojew., Banasiak, Piwczyński & Reduron (as Laserpitium prutenicum L.)
• Thapsia nestleri (Soy.-Will.) Wojew., Banasiak, Reduron & Spalik (as Laserpitium nestleri Soy.-Will.)