Apiaceae
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| - | The '''Apiaceae''' (or '''Umbelliferae'''), commonly known as '''carrot''' or '''parsley family''', is a group of mostly aromatic [[plant]]s with hollow stems. The family is large, with more than 3,700 [[species]] spread across 434 [[genus|genera]], it is the sixteenth largest family of [[flowering plant]]s. | + | '''Apiaceae''' or '''Umbelliferae''' is a family of mostly aromatic [[flowering plant]]s named after the [[type genus]] ''[[Apium]]'' and commonly known as the '''celery''', '''carrot''' or '''parsley family''', or simply as '''umbellifers'''. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants, with more than 3,800 [[species]] in about 446 [[genus|genera]], including such well-known and economically important plants as [[ajwain]], [[angelica]], [[anise]], [[Ferula assa-foetida|asafoetida]], [[caraway]], [[carrot]], [[celery]], [[chervil]], [[coriander]], [[cumin]], [[dill]], [[fennel]], [[lovage]], [[cow parsley]], [[parsley]], [[parsnip]] and [[Eryngium maritimum|sea holly]], as well as [[Silphium (antiquity)|silphium]], a plant whose identity is unclear and which may be extinct. |
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| - | *[[Apium]] | + | The family Apiaceae includes a significant number of [[phototoxic]] species, such as [[giant hogweed]], and a smaller number of highly [[poisonous]] species, such as [[Conium maculatum|poison hemlock]], [[Cicuta|water hemlock]], [[spotted cowbane]], [[Aethusa cynapium|fool's parsley]], and various species of [[Oenanthe (plant)|water dropwort]]. |
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Apiaceae or 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 simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants, with more than 3,800 species in about 446 genera, including such well-known and economically important plants as ajwain, angelica, anise, asafoetida, caraway, carrot, celery, chervil, coriander, cumin, dill, fennel, lovage, cow parsley, parsley, parsnip and sea holly, as well as silphium, a plant whose identity is unclear and which may be extinct.
The family Apiaceae includes a significant number of phototoxic species, such as giant hogweed, and a smaller number of highly poisonous species, such as poison hemlock, water hemlock, spotted cowbane, fool's parsley, and various species of water dropwort.
