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Apiaceae

Broadleaf false carrot

Turgenia latifolia (L.) Hoffm.

Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Turgenia

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Broadleaf false carrot: Turgenia latifolia in Hrazdan valley in Erevan, Armenia
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (11)
Catalan
Catxurrera, Llapassó
Chinese
刺果芹, 宽叶高加利, 寛葉高加利
Czech
Štětináč širolistý, Štětináč
Dutch
Borstelscherm
English
Broadleaf false carrot
Finnish
Punalapapurho
French
Tordyle à larges feuilles
German
Breitblättrige Turgenie
Slovenian
Širokolistna turgenija
Spanish
Cadillo de hoja ancha
Swedish
Stickkörvel

Synonyms

  • Caucalis latifolia (L.) L.
  • Caucalis latifolia var. megalocarpa Jahand. & Maire
  • Caucalis latifolia var. multiflora (DC.) Thell.
  • Caucalis latifolia var. tuberculata (Boiss.) Maire
  • Daucus latifolia Baill.
  • Daucus turgenia E.H.L.Krause
  • Tordylium latifolium L.
  • Turgenia brachyacantha Boiss.
  • Turgenia latifolia var. brachyacantha Boiss.
  • Turgenia latifolia var. purpurea Willk.
  • Turgenia latifolia var. tuberculata (Boiss.) Gren. & Godr.
  • Turgenia multiflora DC.
  • Turgenia tuberculata Boiss.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.