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The White lace flower (Orlaya grandiflora) belong to Apiaceae (the Carrot family). It is an annual or a biennial herb that is distributed from Europe to northern Turkey and the western South Caucasus. It grows in mountain forests, rocky slopes, and grasslands, reaching a height of about 90 cm. The stem is erect and highly branched. The leaves are 2-3 times pinnately compound and finely lobed; the terminal lobes are linear and have long petioles. From March to July, it produces compound corymbs at the tips of the branches, bearing white flowers. The fruit is a schizocarp densely covered with white spines. The genus name honors Johann Orlay (1770-1829), a Hungarian-Russian surgeon.
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