Smyrnium olusatrum L.
(Alexanders)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSmyrnium olusatrum (Alexanders)
GenusSmyrnium (alexanders)
FamilyAPIACEAE (umbellifers)
OrderAPIALES (umbellifers, ivies and pennyworts)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Smyrnium olusatrum (Alexanders) :
1: Smyrnium olusatrum (Alexanders)
17 Mar 2008 OSGR: SW83 50° 10’ N, 4° 60’ W Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) England
by roadside
Image 1: By roadsideImage 2: By roadside (2)Image 3: By roadside (3)Image 4: Flowering plant on Cornish cliff topImage 5: Inflorescence - close-upImage 6: Inflorescence - close-up (2)Image 7: InflorescencesImage 8: Leaf
2: Smyrnium olusatrum (Alexanders)
19 Apr 2007 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
recently arrived plant
Image 1: Umbel - close-up - enlarged
3: Smyrnium olusatrum (Alexanders)
28 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
ripening fruits
Image 1: Plants with ripening fruits
4: Smyrnium olusatrum (Alexanders)
11 Mar 2000 OSGR: SY39 50° 40’ N, 2° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
. Photos: plant, foliage, flowers
Image 1: Flowers - close-upImage 2: Foliage and short flowering shootsImage 3: InflorescenceImage 4: Inflorescence (2)Image 5: Inflorescence - close-upImage 6: Inflorescence - close-up (2)Image 7: Plant - in situImage 8: Plant - upper part
5: Smyrnium olusatrum (Alexanders)
10 Aug 1999 OSGR: SX84 50° 20’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
. Photos: seeds
Image 1: SeedsImage 2: Seeds (2)
6: Smyrnium olusatrum (Alexanders)
3 May 1999 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
. Photos: cauline leaf, umbel, leaf texture and margin, pollen
Image 1: Cauline leaf from higher up stemImage 2: Cauline leaf from lower down stemImage 3: Leaflet - uppersideImage 4: Leaflet - upperside - close-upImage 5: Leaflet - undersideImage 6: Leaflet - underside - close-upImage 7: Partial umbelImage 8: Partial umbel (2)Image 9: Partial umbel - undersideImage 10: UmbelImage 11: Pollen - magnifiedImage 12: Pollen - magnified (2)Image 13: Pollen - magnified (3)Image 14: Pollen - magnified (4)Image 15: Pollen - magnified (5)Image 16: Pollen - magnified (6)Image 17: Pollen - magnified (7)Image 18: Pollen - magnified (8)Image 19: Pollen - highly magnifiedImage 20: Pollen - highly magnified (2)
7: Smyrnium olusatrum (Alexanders)
9 Jun 1975 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
. Photos: unripe fruit - close-up
Image 1: Fruit - unripe - enlarged
8: Smyrnium olusatrum (Alexanders)
13 Apr 1975 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
. Photos: flowers
Image 1: Flowers - close-up
9: Smyrnium olusatrum (Alexanders)
30 May 1970 OSGR: TF94 52° 60’ N, 0° 60’ E Vice County: West Norfolk (VC 28) England
. Photos: plants
Image 1: Plants

Smyrnium olusatrum (Alexanders) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Smyrnium olusatrum (Alexanders)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 19 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Smyrnium olusatrum (Alexanders)
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