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Apiaceae

Pepper saxifrage

Silaum silaus (L.) Schinz & Thell.

Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Silaum

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Pepper saxifrage (Silaum silaus)
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Common names

By language (17)
arz
سيلوم سيلوس
Bulgarian
Обикновен силаум
Chinese
亮叶芹, 草地亮叶芹
cv
Ахаль калемпĕр
Czech
Koromáč olešníkový
Dutch
Weidekervel
English
Pepper saxifrage
Finnish
Lännenketunputki
French
Cumin des prés, Silaüs des prés, Fenouil des chevaux
German
Gewöhnliche Wiesensilge, Rosskümmel, Silau, Wiesen-Silau, Wiesensilge
Polish
Koniopłoch łąkowy
Romanian
Morcovel
Russian
Морковник обыкновенный, Морковник Бессера, Морковник горный, Морковник луговой
Slovak
Silička žltá
Slovenian
Travniška blestivka
Swedish
Ängssilja, Rysk ängssilja
Welsh
Ffenigl yr hwch

Synonyms

  • Cnidium pratense (Crantz) Bubani
  • Cnidium silaus (L.) Spreng.
  • Cnidium silaus M.Bieb.
  • Cnidium silaus var. angustifolium Wallr.
  • Cnidium silaus var. latifolium Wallr.
  • Crithmum silaus (L.) Wibel
  • Ligusticum alpestre Calest.
  • Ligusticum arenarium Link
  • Ligusticum silaus (L.) Vill.
  • Meum sibiricum Spreng.
  • Meum silaus (L.) Baill.
  • Peucedanum album Spreng.
  • Peucedanum album hort. ex Hoffm.
  • Peucedanum alpestre L.
  • Peucedanum arenarium Spreng.
  • Peucedanum flavum Salisb.
  • Peucedanum matthioli Spreng.
  • Peucedanum pratense (Crantz) Lam.
  • Peucedanum serotinum Pers.
  • Peucedanum silaus L.
  • Peucedanum silaus-officinale Liebl.
  • Peucedanum tenuifolium Poir.
  • Peucedanum trilobatum Gilib.
  • Saxifraga magna Garsault
  • Selinum alpestre (L.) Crantz
  • Selinum silaus (L.) Crantz
  • Seseli pratense Crantz
  • Seseli selinoides Jacq.
  • Silaum alpestre (L.) Thell.
  • Silaum besseri (DC.) Grossh.
  • Silaum flavescens (Bernh.) Hayek
  • Silaum serotinum (Pers.) M.Hiroe
  • Silaum silaus var. angustifolium (Wallr.) Thell.
  • Silaum silaus var. latissimum Reduron
  • Silaum tenuifolium (Poir.) Reduron
  • Silaus alpestris (L.) Besser ex Schult.
  • Silaus besseri DC.
  • Silaus flavescens Bernh.
  • Silaus flavescens var. latisectus Beck
  • Silaus gracilis Bunge

and 7 more.

Photos

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.