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{{SPlantbox
|genus=Smyrnium
|familia=Apiaceae
|species=olusatrum
|genus=Smyrnium
|species=olusatrum
|common_name=Alexanders, Black lovage, Horse parsley
|common_name=Alexanders, Black lovage, Horse parsley
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=10
|max_zone=10
|image=Upload.png
|image=Smyrnium olusatrum1611.JPG
|image_width=240
|image_width=200
|image_caption=Alexanders
}}
}}
'''Alexanders''' is a commonly cultivated flowering plant, ''Smyrnium olusatrum'', belonging to the family [[Apiaceae|Umbelliferae]]. It is also known as '''Alisanders''', '''Horse Parsley''' and '''Smyrnium'''.
Alexanders is native to [[Europe]], western [[Asia]] and [[North Africa]]. The flowers of this plant are yellow-green in colour and its fruits are black. It has some similarity to [[celery]] in the way it looks and in how it tastes. It was once used in many dishes, but it has now been replaced by celery. It was also used as a medicinal [[herb]]. In the correct conditions Alexanders will grow up to four or five feet.
==Cultivation==
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