Apiaceae
Levisticum

Levisticum officinale W.D.J.Koch

First published in Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 12(1): 101 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Iran to Afghanistan. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Iran

Introduced into:

Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Chile South, China North-Central, China Southeast, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Iceland, Inner Mongolia, Ireland, Italy, Krym, Maine, Manchuria, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Netherlands, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North European Russi, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Poland, Québec, Romania, Saskatchewan, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Vermont, Wisconsin, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Berry, M. (2019). Adventives and aliens news 18. BSBI News 142: 40-46.
  • Berry, M. (2022). Adventures and aliens news 27. BSBI News 151: 34-44.
  • Bochumer Botanischer Verein (2023). Beiträge zur Flora Nordhein-Westfalens aus dem Jahr 2022. Jahrbuch des Bochumer Botanischen Vereins 14: 167-231.
  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
  • Jonsell, B. & Karlsson, T. (eds.) (2010). Flora Nordica 6: 1-298. The Bergius Foundaton.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2005). Flora of China 14: 1-581. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 3: 1-513. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Berry, M. (2019). Adventives and aliens news 18. BSBI News 142: 40-46.
  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
  • Hedge, I.C., Lamond, J.M. & Rechinger, K.H. (1987). Flora Iranica 162: 1-555. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
  • Jonsell, B. & Karlsson, T. (eds.) (2010). Flora Nordica 6: 1-298. The Bergius Foundaton.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
  • USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2005). Flora of China 14: 1-581. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 5, 2023 Christenhusz, M.J.M. [MC9634] United Kingdom K001527258 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Bornmüller, J.F.N. [3834] Iran K001097171 Isotype Yes
[Linebel] [s.n.] K002765629 Yes
Grey-Wilson, C.; Hewer, T.F. [1122] Afghanistan K002765633 Yes
[W. Dinsley] [H14521935] United Kingdom K002765597 Yes
Alston; Sandwith [s.n.] K002765624 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002765644 Yes
[Alton]; Sandwith [s.n.] K002765616 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002765646 Yes
Alston; Sandwith [s.n.] K002765620 Yes
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [2519] Albania K002765614 Yes
Alston; Sandwith [s.n.] K002765628 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] K002765608 Yes
[E. N. Carronthes] [s.n.] Ireland K002765606 Yes
[F. V. C.] [s.n.] K002765634 Yes
Last, G.V.C. [271/1] K002765600 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002765636 Yes
Alston; Sandwith [s.n.] K002765625 Yes
Green [H9311927] K002765594 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] K002765610 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002765611 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002765630 Yes
Griffith [s.n.] Afghanistan K002765631 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002765643 Yes
Alston; Sandwith [s.n.] K002765618 Yes
[E. N. Carruthers] [s.n.] Ireland K002765607 Yes
Alston; Sandwith [s.n.] K002765626 Yes
[E. N. Carronthes] [s.n.] Ireland K002765605 Yes
Alston; Sandwith [s.n.] K002765623 Yes
[W. Dirsley] [[H14521935]] United Kingdom K002765595 Yes
[Alton]; Sandwith [s.n.] K002765617 Yes
[W. Dinsley] [H14521935 ] United Kingdom K002765598 Yes
Crosby, T.S. [s.n.] K002765641 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] K002765638 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [18408] Afghanistan K002765632 Yes
Totura, S. [s.n.] United States K002765645 Yes
Alston; Sandwith [s.n.] K002765648 Yes
[W. Dinsley] [H14521935] United Kingdom K002765596 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002765604 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002765649 Yes
Alston; Sandwith [s.n.] K002765619 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002765640 Yes
[Alton]; Sandwith [s.n.] K002765615 Yes
Alston; Sandwith [s.n.] K002765621 Yes
Lewis, G.P. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002765642 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002765647 Yes
Last, G.V.C. [s.n.] K002765599 Yes
Thomas, C. [s.n.] Switzerland K002765612 Yes
Alston; Sandwith [s.n.] K002765622 Yes
Braid, K.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002765602 Yes
Collett, R. [s.n.] K002765609 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002765650 Yes
Alston; Sandwith [s.n.] K002765627 Yes
Braid, K.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002765601 Yes
Thomas [s.n.] France K002765613 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002765603 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] K002765639 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002765637 Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images