A strong-smelling perennial (Levisticum officinale) growing to 2·5 m/8 ft, native to Iran; leaves divided into large oval coarsely toothed leaflets; flowers small, greenish-yellow, in umbels up to 10 cm/4 in across; fruit ellipsoid with narrowly winged ribs. It is often cultivated and used for flavouring. (Family: Umbelliferae.)
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iLovage
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Division:
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Magnoliophyta
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Class:
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Magnoliopsida
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Order:
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Apiales
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Family:
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Apiaceae
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Genus:
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Levisticum
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Species:
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L.
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