Bupleurum lancifolium
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Bupleurum lancifolium is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family
known by the common name lanceleaf thorow-wax. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin
and it is known elsewhere, including parts of North America, as an introduced species
. It grows up to 50 centimeters tall with a hairless, waxy stem around which leaves are fused at their bases. The dull, waxy, deep green leaves are narrowly lance-shaped to nearly oval and 3 to 10 centimeters long. The inflorescence
is a compound umbel
borne on a peduncle
which may be several centimeters tall. The umbel is surrounded by five wide, round to oval and sometimes pointed bract
lets at the base. The flowers are yellow to yellow-green.
Apiaceae
The Apiaceae , commonly known as carrot or parsley family, is a group of mostly aromatic plants with hollow stems. The family is large, with more than 3,700 species spread across 434 genera, it is the sixteenth largest family of flowering plants...
known by the common name lanceleaf thorow-wax. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin
Mediterranean Basin
In biogeography, the Mediterranean Basin refers to the lands around the Mediterranean Sea that have a Mediterranean climate, with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers, which supports characteristic Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub vegetation...
and it is known elsewhere, including parts of North America, as an introduced species
Introduced species
An introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...
. It grows up to 50 centimeters tall with a hairless, waxy stem around which leaves are fused at their bases. The dull, waxy, deep green leaves are narrowly lance-shaped to nearly oval and 3 to 10 centimeters long. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a compound umbel
Umbel
An umbel is an inflorescence which consists of a number of short flower stalks which are equal in length and spread from a common point, somewhat like umbrella ribs....
borne on a peduncle
Peduncle (botany)
In botany, a peduncle is a stem supporting an inflorescence, or after fecundation, an infructescence.The peduncle is a stem, usually green and without leaves, though sometimes colored or supporting small leaves...
which may be several centimeters tall. The umbel is surrounded by five wide, round to oval and sometimes pointed bract
Bract
In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis, or cone scale. Bracts are often different from foliage leaves. They may be smaller, larger, or of a different color, shape, or texture...
lets at the base. The flowers are yellow to yellow-green.