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Horticulture
Raised from seed annually. A statuesque plant recently introduced to cultivation from the Azores.
Medicinal
None. Member of the Apiaceae, the cow parsley family, and reputed to not cause photosensitivity. Endangered and protected species from the Azores.
Nomenclature
Synonym of Daucus decipiens
Plants of the World online, Kew Science http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77158614-1
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Melanoselinum decipiens (Schrader & Wendl.) Hoffm.
Family: APIACEAEGenus: Melanoselinum
Species: decipiens (Schrader & Wendl.) Hoffm.
Common names: Black Parsley
Distribution summary: Madeira
Habit: Biennial
Garden status: Not currently grown
Reason for growing: Toxic
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