Thapsia garganica

Thapsia garganica, the italian thapsia, deadly carrots, or drias plant, is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial native to the Mediterranean Basin, including Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya.^[1]

Italian Thapsia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Thapsia
Species:	T. garganica
Binomial name
Thapsia garganica L. (1767)
Subspecies[1]
Thapsia garganica subsp. garganica Thapsia garganica subsp. messanensis (Guss.) Brullo, Guglielmo, Pasta, Pavone & Salmeri

Two subspecies are accepted.^[1]

• Thapsia garganica subsp. garganica – Algeria, Greece, Italy, Libya, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, and Turkey
• Thapsia garganica subsp. messanensis (Guss.) Brullo, Guglielmo, Pasta, Pavone & Salmeri – Sicily