Apiaceae
Bunium

Bunium bulbocastanum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 243 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & S. Europe. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Baleares, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, NW. Balkan Pen., Sardegna, Sicilia, Switzerland

Introduced into:

Austria, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, Japan, Sweden

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of Japan IIc: 1-328. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Jonsell, B. & Karlsson, T. (eds.) (2010). Flora Nordica 6: 1-298. The Bergius Foundaton.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Vladimirov, V. & al. (2023). New floristic records in the Balkans: 50. Phytologia Balcanica 29: 107-148.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of Japan IIc: 1-328. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Jonsell, B. & Karlsson, T. (eds.) (2010). Flora Nordica 6: 1-298. The Bergius Foundaton.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Vladimirov, V. & al. (2023). New floristic records in the Balkans: 50. Phytologia Balcanica 29: 107-148.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Groves, H. [s.n.] Italy K002648860 Yes
Rigo, G.; Béguinot, A. [s.n.] Italy K002648872 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002648847 Yes
{Rigo} [s.n.] Italy K002648859 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002648855 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002648848 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [30] Morocco K002649357 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [9875] United Kingdom K002648811 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Austria K002648851 Yes
Jackson, A.B. [686] United Kingdom K002648825 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002648842 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [C 343] France K002648858 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002648819 Yes
Saunders, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002648838 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002648830 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002648868 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002648871 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [859] United Kingdom K002648828 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H. [5297] United Kingdom K002648835 Yes
Todaro [1214] Italy K002648861 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002648831 Yes
Little, J.E. [s.n.] K002649408 Yes
Thiselton-Dyer, W.T. [460] United Kingdom K002648824 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002648867 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [9511] France K002648853 Yes
Thieme, H. [s.n.] Germany K002648869 Yes
Hosking, A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002648823 Yes
[T. T] [s.n.] India K002649378 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H. [5297] United Kingdom K002648837 Yes
Aitchison [144-94] K002649409 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002648827 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [30] Morocco K002649358 Yes
Kornhuber [s.n.] Austria K002648850 Yes
[Dr. Brownfuld] [s.n.] K002648841 Yes
Fleischer [s.n.] Türkiye K002648843 Yes
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] Austria K002648852 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K002648862 Yes
[C. P. Flansk] [686] United Kingdom K002648839 Yes
Druce, G.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002648829 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002648814 Yes
Little, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002648820 Yes
Bor, N.L. [14591] India K002648844 Yes
s.coll. [[57C]] Portugal K002648866 Yes
[Mosseray-Seberun] [s.n.] France K002648857 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002648818 Yes
Price, W.R. [s.n.] Sweden K002648846 No
Britton, C.E.; Little, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002648817 Yes
Druce, G.C.; Britton, C.E. [1107] United Kingdom K002648816 Yes
Becker [[128]] K002649362 Yes
Russell, J.M. [[26]] Greece K002648863 Yes
[T. T.] [s.n.] India K002649380 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [9492] France K002648854 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [1664] United Kingdom K002648834 Yes
Little, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002648821 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H. [5283] United Kingdom K002648833 Yes
s.coll. [14737] K002649410 Yes
Jackson, A.B. [686] United Kingdom K002648826 Yes
Giles [276] India K002649379 Yes
Burkill, H.M. [1491] United Kingdom K002648840 Yes
Taylor, P.G. [0578] United Kingdom K002648836 Yes
Sheahan, M.C. [MCS 295] K002648812 Yes
Berher, E. [s.n.] France K002648856 Yes
Fries, E.T. [s.n.] Sweden K002648845 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002648870 Yes
[H. Pordham] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002648815 Yes
{Crépin} [716] Belgium K002648849 Yes
Hosking, A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002648822 Yes

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

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    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images