Heracleum minimum, Lam.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1981, Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambridge University Press : 365

1. H. minimum Lam. , Fl. Fr. 3: 413 (1778).

Rhizomatous perennial. Stem up to 30 cm, 1-2 mm in diameter, glabrous, or sometimes puberulent, above. Leaves resembling those of Corydalis bulbosa , glabrous, 2-pinnatisect or 2-tematisect; segments stipitate, divided into obovate or oblanceolate lobes up to 10 x 3 mm. Umbels up to 6(-9) cm in diameter-; rays 3-6, glabrous or puberulent; bracts and bracteoles usually 0. Petals white or pinkish. Fruit 8-10 x 6-8-5 mm, broadly elliptical to suborbicular; vittae absent or very slender and inconspicuous. Calcareous screes. • Mountains o f S.E. France. Ga.