Status:
valid
Authors:
Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Source:
tro
Year:
1844
Citation Micro:
Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 9(Suppl.): 19 (1844)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001068828
Description
Sium medium (also called Common Water-parsnip, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to the temperate regions of Europe, Asia and North America. It grows in wet, marshy habitats, and has small, white flowers and long, narrow leaves.
Uses & Benefits
Sium medium is used as an ornamental plant and for its essential oil. The essential oil is used in perfumes and cosmetics.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flowers of Sium medium are small and white, with four petals and four sepals. The seeds are small, brown and oval in shape. The seedlings are thin and have a single stem.
Where to Find Sium medium
Sium medium can be found in Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia.
Species in the Sium genus
Sium suave,
Sium tenue,
Sium sisarum,
Sium latifolium,
Sium latijugum,
Sium carsonii,
Sium floridanum,
Sium medium,
Sium serra,
Sium ninsi,
Sium ventricosum,
Species in the Apiaceae family
Aciphylla anomala,
Aciphylla aurea,
Aciphylla cartilaginea,
Aciphylla colensoi,
Aciphylla congesta,
Aciphylla crenulata,
Aciphylla crosby-smithii,
Aciphylla cuthbertiana,
Aciphylla dieffenbachii,
Aciphylla dissecta,
Aciphylla divisa,
Aciphylla dobsonii,
Aciphylla ferox,
Aciphylla flexuosa,
Aciphylla glacialis,
Aciphylla glaucescens,
Aciphylla gracilis,
Aciphylla hectori,
Aciphylla hookeri,
Aciphylla horrida,
Aciphylla indurata,
Aciphylla inermis,
Aciphylla kirkii,
Aciphylla latibracteata,
Aciphylla lecomtei,
Aciphylla leighii,
Aciphylla lyallii,
Aciphylla monroi,
Aciphylla montana,
Aciphylla multisecta,
Aciphylla pinnatifida,
Aciphylla polita,
Aciphylla poppelwellii,
Aciphylla scott-thomsonii,
Aciphylla similis,
Aciphylla simplex,
Aciphylla simplicifolia,
Aciphylla spedeni,
Aciphylla squarrosa,
Aciphylla stannensis,
Aciphylla subflabellata,
Aciphylla takahea,
Aciphylla traillii,
Aciphylla traversii,
Aciphylla trifoliolata,
Aciphylla verticillata,
Acronema alpinum,
Acronema astrantiifolium,
Acronema brevipedicellatum,
Acronema bryophilum,