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Glehnia
Sign in to saveGlehnia is a genus of plants in the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Glehnia littoralis, commonly known as beach silvertop and American silvertop. The genus was named after Baltic German botanist Peter von Glehn.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Glehnia is referenced by 13 other articles, and connects out to list of Apiaceae genera, California and plant.
It sits within the topics Apioideae, Flora of Alaska and Flora of California.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderApiales
- FamilyApiaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 24
- With media
- 24
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Collections
- CAS, VT, BRIT, MNHN
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
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- Glehnia
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- Glehnia
- topic's main category
- Category:Glehnia littoralis
- taxon common name
- 珊瑚菜属
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Chemistry
- Taxonomy
- Distribution and habitat
- Uses
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Glehnia is a genus of plants in the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Glehnia littoralis, commonly known as beach silvertop and American silvertop. The genus was named after Baltic German botanist Peter von Glehn.
==Description== It is a long-taprooted plant forming a basal patch of leaves, with each leaf made up of several rounded, lobular segments. It reaches a maximum height exceeding , with the North American subspecies only reported to reach . The plant's erect stem is topped with an umbel of carrotlike white flowers.
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