Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Apiales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
floridanum
ID:
1068655

Status:
valid

Authors:
Small

Source:
tro

Year:
1933

Citation Micro:
Man. S.E. Fl. [Small] 976. 1933

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001067993



Common Names

  • Florida Sium
  • Florida Sium Plant
  • Sium floridanum


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Description

Sium floridanum (also called Florida water-parsnip, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to the southeastern United States. It has a single stem that grows up to 1.5 m tall, with alternate, compound leaves. The flowers are small and white and are clustered in umbels. It grows in moist habitats such as swamps, marshes, and wet meadows.

Uses & Benefits

Sium floridanum is a medicinal herb that has been used for centuries to treat a variety of ailments. It is believed to have anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, and analgesic properties. It can also be used to make tea and as a flavoring in cooking.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flower of Sium floridanum is white and has five petals. The seed is small and oval-shaped. The seedling has a single, long, narrow leaf.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Sium floridanum can be propagated by seed or division. The seeds should be sown in spring or autumn in a cold frame and the seedlings should be potted up into individual pots when they are large enough to handle. Division can be done in early spring or autumn. Larger clumps can be divided using two forks to ease them apart. The plants can be planted out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.

Where to Find Sium floridanum

Sium floridanum can be found in the southeastern United States, from Florida to Texas and north to Virginia.

Species in the Apiaceae family

Aciphylla anomala, Aciphylla aurea, Aciphylla cartilaginea, Aciphylla colensoi, Aciphylla congesta, Aciphylla crenulata, Aciphylla crosby-smithii, Aciphylla cuthbertiana, Aciphylla dieffenbachii, Aciphylla dissecta, Aciphylla divisa, Aciphylla dobsonii, Aciphylla ferox, Aciphylla flexuosa, Aciphylla glacialis, Aciphylla glaucescens, Aciphylla gracilis, Aciphylla hectori, Aciphylla hookeri, Aciphylla horrida, Aciphylla indurata, Aciphylla inermis, Aciphylla kirkii, Aciphylla latibracteata, Aciphylla lecomtei, Aciphylla leighii, Aciphylla lyallii, Aciphylla monroi, Aciphylla montana, Aciphylla multisecta, Aciphylla pinnatifida, Aciphylla polita, Aciphylla poppelwellii, Aciphylla scott-thomsonii, Aciphylla similis, Aciphylla simplex, Aciphylla simplicifolia, Aciphylla spedeni, Aciphylla squarrosa, Aciphylla stannensis, Aciphylla subflabellata, Aciphylla takahea, Aciphylla traillii, Aciphylla traversii, Aciphylla trifoliolata, Aciphylla verticillata, Acronema alpinum, Acronema astrantiifolium, Acronema brevipedicellatum, Acronema bryophilum,

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