Siler montanum

Siler montanum, the laserwort, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the family Apiaceae. It is a robust perennial that can reach a height of about 30–100 centimetres (12–39 in). It has bipinnate, alternate leaves, and produces compound umbels of white five-stellate flowers from June to August.^[2]

Siler montanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Siler
Species:	S. montanum
Binomial name
Siler montanum Crantz
Subspecies[1]
5; see text
Synonyms[1]
Daucus siler (L.) E.H.L.Krause Lacellia montana (Crantz) Bubani Laser siler (L.) Druce Laserpitium montanum (Crantz) Lam. Laserpitium siler L. Siler siler (L.) Druce

This species can be found in central and southern Europe, in the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Apennine Mountains and the Iberian Mountains.^[2] It occurs in gorges and rocky slopes at elevations of 800–2,250 metres (2,620–7,380 ft).

The roots and seeds can be used as spices.^[3]

Subspecies

Five subspecies are accepted.^[1]

• Siler montanum subsp. apuanum F.Conti & Bartolucci – central Italy (Apuan Alps)
• Siler montanum subsp. corrasianum Bacch., Congiu, F.Conti & Bartolucci – Sardinia
• Siler montanum subsp. montanum – Alps, Pyrenees, and Iberian Mountains
• Siler montanum subsp. ogliastrinum Bacch., F.Conti & Bartolucci – Sardinia
• Siler montanum subsp. stabianum (Lacaita) F.Conti & Bartolucci – Italy (central and southern Apennines)

Gallery

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  Botanical Illustration (1867)