| Alepidea peduncularis | |
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| Herbarium sheet of the type specimen of Alepidea peduncularis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Alepidea |
| Species: | A. peduncularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Alepidea peduncularis | |
Alepidea peduncularis is an edible perennial herb native to the montane grasslands of East and South Africa.
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