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Apiaceae
Scandix

not marked as a favorite taxon *Scandix pecten-veneris Linnaeus. Common name: Venus's-comb, Shepherd's-needle. Phenology: Mar-Apr. Habitat: Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Mediterranean Europe, occasionally escaped throughout the southern portion of our region. First reported for Tennessee (Polk County) by Hart, Shaw, & Estes (2012). First reported for Louisiana (Caddo Parish) by Kelley (2022).

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Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, Fl7, FNA13, G, K1, K4, MC, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, RAB, S, Tx, WH3; = n/a — F, Pa, Tat; > Scandix pecten-veneris ssp. pecten-veneris — POWO. Basionym: Scandix pecten-veneris L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Scandix pecten-veneris - FNA13

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image #1 of Scandix pecten-veneris© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Scandix pecten-veneris© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Scandix pecten-veneris© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Scandix pecten-veneris© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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