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umbelliferous

of, relating to, or belonging to the Umbelliferae, a family of herbaceous plants and shrubs, typically having hollow stems, divided or compound leaves, and flowers in umbels: includes fennel, dill, parsley, carrot, celery, and parsnip
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There are other umbellifers that provide a light elegance.
There's a frill in the air; Add a hint of romance to the summer with sprays of these tantalising wispy white stems
The resource cost of gender and maternal support in an andromonoecious Umbellifer, Smyrnium olusatrum L.
The ecology of sex expression in a gynodioecious Israeli desert shrub (Ochradenus baccatus)
For instance, Miller (1987) found three independent shifts to umbellifer feeding in swallowtail butterflies, thus refuting the parallel cladogenesis hypothesis.
Phylogenetic analysis of breeding site use and alpha-amanitin tolerance within the Drosophila quinaria species group
Giant hogweed flourishes along Marshside's SSSI ditch at the moment, this massive umbellifer towers 7ft high in some places, with huge flowerheads - won't be long before it is hacked down for another year because of its toxic qualities.
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The so-called pygmy tree in question is the flower stalk of asafoetida (Ferula assa-fetida), a perennial umbellifer bearing a massive flower spike more than 5 ft (1.5 m) tall with a huge round greenish yellow inflorescence.
A spring day
The glucosinolate consumption rates we observed for heated green tissue by both caddisflies and Gammarus were comparable to the glucosinolate consumption rates that resulted in significant mortality of the umbellifer specialist Papilio polyxenes (0.25-3.3 mg[multiplied by][[g wet mass].sup.-1] [multiplied by] [d.sup.-1], calculated from Erickson and Feeny 1974).
Watercress allelochemical defends high-nitrogen foliage against consumption: effects on freshwater invertebrate herbivores
The resource costs of gender and maternal support in an andromonoecious umbellifer Smyrnium olusatrum L.
Floral correlates and fitness consequences of mating-system, variation in Turnera ulmifolia
There are also quieter areas of planting which form a cool contrast - white goosenecked loosestrife and the late flowering umbellifer Selinum are planted amongst verbena bonariensis.
COLOUR SUPPLEMENT; IN THE GARDEN; Give your garden a late summer burst of vivid hues to see off the season in a blaze of glory
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