Haplosciadium

Haplosciadium abyssinicum
	Haplosciadium abyssinicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Haplosciadium; Hochst.
Species:	H. abyssinicum
Binomial name
	Haplosciadium abyssinicum; Hochst.

Haplosciadium abyssinicum is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae); it is the only member of the genus Haplosciadium. It is a flat rosette plant endemic to the Afro-alpine zones on East African mountains, occurring on moist valley bottoms above 3,500 metres (11,500 ft).[1][2] It engages in geocarpy as an adaptation to living on frost-heaved soils.

References

Truman P. Young & Mary M. Peacock (1992). "Giant senecios and the alpine vegetation of Mount Kenya" (PDF). Journal of Ecology. 80 (1): 141–148. JSTOR 2261071.
Ralph Tomlinson (1985). "Observations on the giant groundsels of upper Kilimanjaro". Biological Conservation. 31 (4): 303–316. doi:10.1016/0006-3207(85)90088-6.

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[1] Truman P. Young & Mary M. Peacock (1992). "Giant senecios and the alpine vegetation of Mount Kenya" (PDF). Journal of Ecology. 80 (1): 141–148. JSTOR 2261071.

[2] Ralph Tomlinson (1985). "Observations on the giant groundsels of upper Kilimanjaro". Biological Conservation. 31 (4): 303–316. doi:10.1016/0006-3207(85)90088-6.