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Laser (plant)

Laser is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to Europe and southwestern Asia, from France east to the Ural Mountains in Russia and northern Iran. The genus was first described in 1799.

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Laser
Laser trilobum in Lower Austria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Scandiceae
Subtribe: Daucinae
Genus: Laser
Borkh. ex P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.1
Species

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Synonyms2
  • Acanthopleura K.Koch
  • Galbanum D.Don
  • Polylophium Boiss.

Laser is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to Europe and southwestern Asia, from France east to the Ural Mountains in Russia and northern Iran.2 The genus was first described in 1799.1

Species

As of November 2022, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:2

  • Laser affine (Ledeb.) Wojew. & Spalik – Turkey, Transcaucasus
  • Laser archangelica (Wulfen) Spalik & Wojew. – Eastern Europe from Poland south to Bulgaria
  • Laser carduchorum (Hedge & Lamond) Wojew. & Spalik – Turkey (endemic)
  • Laser involucratum (Pall. ex Schult.) Spalik & Wojew. – northern Iran (endemic)
  • Laser panjutinii (Manden. & Schischk.) Banasiak, Wojew. & Spalik – Transcaucasus (endemic)
  • Laser stevenii (Fisch. & Trautv.) Wojew. & Spalik – North Caucasus, Transcaucasus
  • Laser trilobum (L.) Borkh. – France east to the Ural Mountains in Russia and northern Iran
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