Home›Flowering Plants›Taxonomy›ApiaceaeTaxaApiaceaePlant FamiliesReference and ClassificationVerifiedApiaceae, commonly known as the celery, carrot, or parsley family, or as the umbellifers, is a family of flowering plants in the order Apiales and is the sixteenth largest family of flowering plants, with more than 3,800 species in about 446 genera. Its defining feature is an inflorescence in which flowers are gathered into umbels, simple or more often compound. The family includes major vegetables and herbs such as carrot, celery, parsley, parsnip, dill, fennel, coriander, and cumin, as well as toxic species such as poison hemlock and water hemlock.FactsApiaceaeConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsTaxonomic RankWell-attestedFamily 2Member Count BandWell-attestedOver 1000 Species 3Era First AppearedWell-attestedPaleogene 4ClassificationLiving or ExtinctWell-attestedYes 1ApiaceaeFilter Results10 entriesCommon GroupAllParsleys And Ivies (Apiales) (10)Everyday GroupAllParsleys And Ivies (Apiales) (10)HabitatAllDesert (1)Freshwater Marsh (1)Grassland (1)Salt Marsh (1)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (5)Albania (7)Algeria (6)Angola (2)Australia (3)Austria (8)Bahamas (1)Bangladesh (6)Belarus (7)Belgium (9)Botswana (1)Brazil (2)Bulgaria (9)Cameroon (2)Canada (3)Chad (1)Colombia (1)Comoros (1)Costa Rica (4)Cuba (3)Cyprus (6)Czechia (1)Denmark (9)Dominican Republic (4)Ecuador (4)Egypt (2)El Salvador (2)Eritrea (3)Estonia (1)Ethiopia (3)Finland (7)France (9)Georgia (2)Germany (9)Ghana (1)Greece (7)Guatemala (5)Haiti (4)Hungary (8)Iceland (3)India (5)Iran (7)Iraq (5)Ireland (8)Italy (9)Jamaica (2)Japan (2)Kazakhstan (8)Kenya (1)Kyrgyzstan (1)Laos (4)Lesotho (1)Libya (7)Manchuria (4)Mauritius (1)Mongolia (5)Morocco (6)Mozambique (2)Myanmar (2)Nepal (1)Netherlands (4)North America (9)Norway (6)Oman (1)Pakistan (1)Palestine (3)Peru (1)Poland (6)Portugal (3)Romania (6)Siberia (1)Spain (4)Sweden (4)Switzerland (2)Tunisia (2)Turkmenistan (2)Ukraine (4)United States (1)Uzbekistan (2)Venezuela (1)Conservation StatusAllLeast Concern (4)Not Evaluated (6)DietAllPhotosynthetic Autotroph (10)System (Realm)AllMarine (2)Terrestrial (8)Terrestrial and Freshwater (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (10)Relationship to PeopleAllDomesticated (1)Eaten or Drunk by People (1)Farmed or Commercially Raised (2)Invasive or Introduced Species (3)Used in Traditional Medicine (2)CITES AppendixAllNot Listed (10)NatureServe RankAllG5 Secure (1)GNR Unranked (8)EcosystemAllMediterranean Basin (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 10AniseApiaceaeApium graveolensApiaceaeCarawayApiaceaeCicuta virosaApiaceaeDaucus carotaApiaceaeDillApiaceaeEryngium maritimumApiaceaeFerula assa-foetidaApiaceaeLovageApiaceaeParsleyApiaceaeConnectionsParent Taxon OfAnise, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: AniseApium graveolens, Species Well-attested Source Apium graveolens (Wikidata)tier 2Caraway, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: CarawayCicuta virosa, Species Well-attested Source Cicuta virosa (Wikipedia)Daucus carota, Species Well-attested Source Daucus carota (Wikidata)tier 2Dill, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: DillEryngium maritimum, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Eryngium maritimumFerula assa-foetida, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Ferula assa-foetidaLovage, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: LovageParsley, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: ParsleySources1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)tier 2Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ145794, descriptionView the Source2. Wikipedia: Apiaceaetier 2WikipediaIntroductionApiaceae ( ), also called Umbelliferae, is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus Apium, and commonly known as the celery, carrot, or parsley family, or as umbellifers.In Group: Asterid Families, LeadApiaceae ( ), also called Umbelliferae, is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus Apium, and commonly known as the celery, carrot, or parsley family, or as umbellifers.View the Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for ApiaceaeCatalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount"speciesExtantCount": 3934View the Source4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for ApiaceaePaleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)"taxon_name": "Apiaceae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 56 ... "early_interval": "Ypresian"View the SourceWikidata: ApiaceaeWikidata Q145794, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the SourceApium graveolens (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Apium graveolens, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceDaucus carota (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Daucus carota, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: ParsleyParent Taxon Of: Parsley, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: DillParent Taxon Of: Dill, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: CarawayParent Taxon Of: Caraway, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: LovageParent Taxon Of: Lovage, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Eryngium maritimumParent Taxon Of: Eryngium maritimum, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Ferula assa-foetidaParent Taxon Of: Ferula assa-foetida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: AniseParent Taxon Of: Anise, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceCicuta virosa (Wikipedia)Parent Taxon Of: Cicuta virosa, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Cicuta virosa, LeadThe leaves are alternate, tripinnate, only coarsely toothed, unlike the ferny, lacy leaves found in many other members of the family Apiaceae.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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