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Apiaceae

Plant Families

Apiaceae, 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.

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Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Anise, Species
Source Wikidata: Anise
Source Apium graveolens (Wikidata)
Caraway, Species
Source Wikidata: Caraway
Cicuta virosa, Species
Source Cicuta virosa (Wikipedia)
Daucus carota, Species
Source Daucus carota (Wikidata)
Dill, Species
Source Wikidata: Dill
Source Wikidata: Eryngium maritimum
Source Wikidata: Ferula assa-foetida
Lovage, Species
Source Wikidata: Lovage
Parsley, Species
Source Wikidata: Parsley
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ145794, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Apiaceae
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    Apiaceae ( ), 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, Lead
    Apiaceae ( ), 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.
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Wikidata: Apiaceae
Wikidata Q145794, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Apium graveolens (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Apium graveolens, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Daucus carota (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Daucus carota, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Parsley
Parent Taxon Of: Parsley, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Dill
Parent Taxon Of: Dill, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Caraway
Parent Taxon Of: Caraway, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Lovage
Parent Taxon Of: Lovage, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Eryngium maritimum
Parent Taxon Of: Eryngium maritimum, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Ferula assa-foetida
Parent Taxon Of: Ferula assa-foetida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Anise
Parent Taxon Of: Anise, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Cicuta virosa (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Cicuta virosa, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Cicuta virosa, Lead
The leaves are alternate, tripinnate, only coarsely toothed, unlike the ferny, lacy leaves found in many other members of the family Apiaceae.
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