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Template:Taxobox Sium latifolium is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common names great water-parsnip, greater water-parsnip,<ref name=grin>Sium latifolium. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).</ref> and wideleaf waterparsnip.<ref>Sium latifolium. USDA PLANTS.</ref> It is native to much of Europe, Kazakhstan, and Siberia.<ref name=grin/>
This plant grows in wet habitat such as swamps and lakeshores, sometimes in the water. It is a perennial herb with a hollow, grooved stem up to 2 meters tall. The herbage is green and hairless. The leaves are up to 30 centimeters long with blades borne on hollow petioles that clasp the stem at their bases. The inflorescence is an umbel of white flowers.<ref name=forb>Forbes, R. Sium latifolium – greater water-parsnip. Northern Ireland Priority Species. National Museums Northern Ireland.</ref>
When eaten by dairy cows, the plant tends to imbue their milk with an unpleasant taste.<ref name=forb/>
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