Laserpitium siler

Laserpitium siler, 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]

Laserpitium siler
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Laserpitium
Species:	L. siler
Binomial name
Laserpitium siler L.
Synonyms[1]
Siler montanum Crantz

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

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

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  Botanical Illustration (1867)