Botanical name: Pimpinella adscendens    Family: Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Synonyms: Pimpinella pinetorum

Pine Pimpinel is a low, clustered herb, with stems many, 20-60 cm. Flower clusters are borne at branch ends, with an involucre of 4-8 bracts, and an involucre of 3 bracteols. Each small umbel carried 8-12 flowers, carried on 3-5 mm long stalks. Petals are white to pinkish, obovate; sepals absent. Leaves are clustered towards the base, with 4-8 pairs of leaflets. Leaflets are circular, blunt, toothed, 0.6-1.8 cm. Upper leaves are reduced, often more divided. Pine Pimpinel is common in the Western Ghats.

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