Home > Apiaceae
The Apiaceae, the carrot or parsley family, are a family of usually aromatic plants with hollow stems, including parsley, carrot, and other relatives.
They were originally called the Umbelliferae, due to the inflorescence in the form of a compound "umbel".
This is a large family with about 300 genera and more than 3,000 species.
The small flowers are radially symmetrical with 5 small sepals, 5 petals and 5 stamens.
The family contains some highly toxic plants, such as hemlock, which was used to execute Socrates. It also contains some highly useful plants, such as carrots, parsley, caraway, and fennel. Many plants in this family, such as Wild carrotWild Carrot Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Apiales Family: Apiaceae Genus Daucus Species carota Species Daucus carota Wild carrot or "Queen Anne's lace", Daucus carota is the ancestor of the have estrogenEstrogens (or oestrogens are a group of steroid compounds that function as the primary female sex hormone. They are produced primarily by developing follicles in the ovaries, the corpus luteum and the placenta. Some estrogens are also produced in smalleric properties, and have been used as folk medicine for birth controlBirth control is the practice of preventing or reducing the probability of pregnancy without abstaining from sexual intercourse; the term is also sometimes used to include abortion, the ending of an unwanted pregnancy, or abstinence. The term family plann. Most notable for this use is the extinct giant fennel, silphiumThis article covers the extinct plant called Silphium; for the modern Silphium genus, see rosinweed. Silphium (also known as silphion or laser) was a plant of the genus Ferula''. Generally considered to be an extinct "giant fennel" (although some claim th.
Notable species include:
- Anethum graveolens - DillDill Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryotes Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Apiales Family: Apiaceae Genus: Anethum Species: graveolens Dill 'weed' approx 6 ft Scientific name Anethum graveolens Dill Anethum grav
- Anthriscus cerefolium - Garden ChervilGarden Chervil Anthriscus cerefolium , often simply called chervil, is a delicate annual herb, usually used to flavor mild-flavoured foods such as poultry, some seafoods, and young vegetables. It is a constituent of the french herb mixture fines herbes.
- Angelica spp. - AngelicaAngelica is a genus of the Umbilliferous family Apiaceae, with about 50 species of tall perennial herbs 1-2 m tall with large bipinnate leaves and large compound umbels of white or greenish-white flowers. Some members are grown as a flavoring agent and fo
- Apium graveolens - Celery
- Carum carvi - Caraway
- Centella asiatica - Gotu kola
- Conium maculatum - Poison hemlock
- Coriandrum sativum - Coriander
- Cuminum cyminum - Cumin
- Daucus carota - Carrot
- Eryngium spp. - Sea holly
- Foeniculum vulgare - Fennel
- Myrrhis odorata - Cicely
- Pastinaca sativa - Parsnip
- Petroselinum crispum - Parsley
- Pimpinella anisum - Anise
- Levisticum officinale - Lovage
