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BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
EU-DICOTS
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
APIALES
(umbellifers, ivies and pennyworts)
APIACEAE
(umbellifers)
Apiaceae
is also a member of:
Herbaceous Plants
Tall Woody Herbs
(via Apiaceae)
Macrophytes
(via Spermatophyta)

BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

APIACEAE (umbellifers)

Further Information

Formerly known as (synonyms) Umbelliferae

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs
Species Aegopodium podagraria L. (Ground Elder, Goutweed, Bishop’s Weed)   24      
Species Aethusa cynapium L. (Fool’s Parsley)   3 4    
Species Angelica sylvestris L. (Wild Angelica)   22 7    
Genus Anthriscus (a genus of umbellifers) 2 17 2    
Genus Apium (fool's water-cresses, marshworts & celeries) 3 21     2
Species Berula erecta (Hudson) Cov. (Lesser Water-parsnip)   2     1
Genus Bupleurum (thorow-waxes and hare's-ears) 1        
Species Bupleurum baldense Turra (Small Hare's-ear)   6     1
Species Carum verticillatum (L.) Koch (Whorled Caraway)   43     1
Genus Chaerophyllum (chervils) 1 20      
Species Conium maculatum L. (Hemlock)   11     1
Species Conopodium majus (Gouan) Loret (Pignut)   9      
Species Crithmum maritimum L. (Rock Samphire)   7      
Species Daucus carota L. (Carrot) 2 63   36 1
Genus Eryngium (eryngoes) 1 14      
Species Ferula communis L. (Giant Fennel)         1
Species Foeniculum vulgare Miller (Fennel)   3      
Genus Heracleum (hogweeds) 3        
Species Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier (Giant Hogweed)   32     1
Species Heracleum sphondylium L. (Hogweed) 2 30 2 12  
Species Myrrhis odorata (L.) Scop. (Sweet Cicely)   3      
Genus Oenanthe (Bot.) (water-dropworts) 4 51 6   1
Species Pastinaca sativa L. (Wild Parsnip) 1 9      
Genus Peucedanum (a genus of umbellifers) 1        
Species Peucedanum officinale L. (Hog's Fennel)         1
Species Physospermum cornubiense (L.) DC. (Bladderseed, Cornish Bladderseed)   25      
Genus Pimpinella (burnet-saxifrages) 1 2      
Species Sanicula europaea L. (Sanicle)   7      
Species Scandix pecten-veneris L. (Shepherd's-needle)         1
Species Silaum silaus (L.) Schinz & Thell. (Pepper Saxifrage)   5 17    
Species Sison amomum L. (Stone Parsley)   3      
Species Sium latifolium L. (Great Water-parsnip)         1
Genus Smyrnium (alexanders) 2 27 27 10  
Genus Torilis (hedge-parsleys) 2 25 14    
Species Trinia glauca (L.) Dumort. (Honewort)   8     1

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Poland, J., 2005 (Milk present in many genera but sparse or watery and rarely documented.) Milk matters - the importance of latex in vegetative identification
Tutin, T.G., 1980 Umbellifers of the British Isles

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 general literature references to APIACEAE (umbellifers)

APIACEAE may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)		 Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)		 PLANTAE
(plants)		 SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)		 MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 852 feeding and other relationships of APIACEAE (umbellifers)

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