Silaum silaus, commonly known as pepper-saxifrage, is a perennial plant in the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (the carrot family) found across south-eastern, central, and western Europe, including the British Isles. It grows in damp grasslands on neutral soils.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Pepper-saxifrage being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Peucedanum ruthenicum
- Peucedanum alsaticum
- Peucedanum morisonii
- Dichoropetalum carvifolia
- Cenolophium fischeri
- Peucedanum tauricum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Apiales
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Silaum
- Species
- Silaum silaus
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