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Apiaceae

Apiaceae - Carrot family
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Apiales
Family:Apiaceae
Genera
Aciphylla
Actinotus
Aegopodium
Aethusa
Aletes
Ammi
Ammoselinum
Anethum
Angelica
''Anthriscus
Apiastrum
Apium
Arracacia
Astrantia
Athamantha
Azorella
Berula
Bifora
Bolax
Bowlesia
Bunium
Bupleurum
Carum
Caucalis
Centella
Chaerophyllum
Ciclospermum
Cicuta
Cnidium
Coelopleurum
Conioselinum
Conium
Conopodium
Coriandrum
Crithmum
Cryptotaenia
Cuminum
Cyclospermum
Cymopterus
Cynosciadium
Daucosma
Daucus
Dorema
Erigenia
Eryngium
Eurytaenia
Falcaria
Ferula
Foeniculum
Glehnia
Harbouria
Heracleum
Hydrocotyle
Laser
Laserpitium
Levisticum
Ligusticum
Lilaeopsis
Limnosciadium
Lomatium
Meum
Monizia
Musineon
Myrrhis
Neoparrya
Oenanthe
Oreomyrrhis
Oreonana
Oreoxis
Orogenia
Osmorhiza
Oxypolis
Pastinaca
Perideridia
Petroselinum
Peucedanum
Pimpinella
Pleurospermum
Podistera
Polytaenia
Prangos
Pseudocymopterus
Pteryxia
Ptilimnium
Sanicula
Scandix
Selinum
Seseli
Shoshonea
Silaum
Sison
Sium
Smyrnium
Spermolepis
Sphenosciadium
Sympholoma
Synelcosciadium
Taenidia
Tauschia
Thapsia
Thaspium
Tilingia
Tordylium
Torilis
Trachymene
Trachyspermum
Trepocarpus
Turgenia
Yabea
Zizia
Ref: Hortiplex 2003-11-14
The Apiaceae are a family of plants, including parsley, carrot, and other relatives. They were originally called the Umbelliferae, due to the inflorescence in the form of an "umbel". 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 Queen Anne's lace have estrogenic properties, and have been used as folk medicine for birth control. Most notable for this use is the extinct giant fennel, silphium.

Species include: