''Helosciadium'' is a genus of

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s belonging to the family Apiaceae. Its native range is from Europe to Central Asia and Pakistan, Macaronesia to

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and Tanzania. '' Helosciadium bermejoi'' from the island of Menorca is one of the rarest plants in Europe, with fewer than 100 individuals left.IUCN Red List: . ,

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accepted the following species and hybrids: *'' Helosciadium bermejoi'' *'' Helosciadium crassipes'' *'' Helosciadium inundatum'' *'' Helosciadium × longipedunculatum'' *'' Helosciadium milfontinum'' *'' Helosciadium × moorei'' *'' Helosciadium nodiflorum'' *'' Helosciadium repens''

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q5893963 Apioideae Apioideae genera Taxa named by Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch