Dictamnus albus
Giant Gasplant
 
Southern Europe and Korea

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Perennial of dry, often calcareous, soils
 
White to pink, bilaterally symmetric flowers
 
Pinnately compound leaves
 
 
 

The flowers release an aromatic gas which may produce a small flame if lighted. Thus, the common name of gas plant.

 

 
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