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Arracacia filipes

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Arracacia filipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Arracacia
Species:
A. filipes
Binomial name
Arracacia filipes
Mathias & Constance

Arracacia filipes is a plant species native to the Mexican State of Durango. It grows in moist, shaded areas in forests and canyons at elevations of 2,000–2,700 m (6,600–8,900 ft).[1]

Arracacia filipes is a biennial herb with a large taproot. It produces a slender, purplish stem up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall. Leaves are up to 60 cm (24 in) long, biternate or bipinnate, with ovate, doubly toothed leaflets. Flowers are green.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): i–xvi, 1–855. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México.
  2. ^ Mathias, Mildred Esther, & Constance, Lincoln. 1973. New and reconsidered Mexican Umbelliferae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 11(1): 1–24