| Italian Thapsia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Thapsia |
| Species: | T. garganica |
| Binomial name | |
| Thapsia garganica L. (1767) | |
| Subspecies [1] | |
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Thapsia garganica, the italian thapsia, deadly carrots, or drias plant, is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial native to the Mediterranean Basin, including Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. [1]
Two subspecies are accepted. [1]
- Thapsia garganica subsp. garganica – Algeria, Greece, Italy, Libya, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, and Turkey
- Thapsia garganica subsp. messanensis(Guss.) Brullo, Guglielmo, Pasta, Pavone & Salmeri – Sicily