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Haplosciadium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Haplosciadium Hochst.
Species:	H. abyssinicum
Binomial name
Haplosciadium abyssinicum Hochst.

Haplosciadium is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). Its only species is Haplosciadium abyssinicum. It is a flat rosette plant endemic to the Afro-alpine zones on East African mountains, occurring on moist valley bottoms above 3,500 metres (11,500 ft). It engages in geocarpy as an adaptation to living on frost-heaved soils.

References

1. Truman P. Young & Mary M. Peacock (1992). "Giant senecios and the alpine vegetation of Mount Kenya" (PDF). Journal of Ecology. 80 (1): 141–148. Bibcode:1992JEcol..80..141Y. doi:10.2307/2261071. JSTOR 2261071. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
2. Ralph Tomlinson (1985). "Observations on the giant groundsels of upper Kilimanjaro". Biological Conservation. 31 (4): 303–316. Bibcode:1985BCons..31..303T. doi:10.1016/0006-3207(85)90088-6.

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