Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Ligusticum afghanicum Rech.f. |
Bibliography | Biol. Skr. 13(4): 94 (1963) |
Native Range | ne. & e. Afghanistan to n. Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3800-4300m |
Description | glabrous, basal leaves crowded, glaucous, 4-7cm, petiolate, oblong, tripinnatipartite, ultimate segments narrowly lanceolate, 2-3mm, flat, obtuse, umbels dense, spherical |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or in early spring |
Synonyms | Cortia schmidii Nasir Ligusticum schmidii (Nasir) Farille & S.B.Malla Lomatocarpa afghanica (Rech.f.) Pimenov |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |