Apiaceae

E97398
plant family taxonomic family

Apiaceae is a large family of mostly aromatic flowering plants that includes many culinary herbs and vegetables such as parsley, carrot, celery, and coriander.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Umbelliferae 2

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ
approximateGeneraCount about 450 genera ⓘ
approximateSpeciesCount about 3700 species ⓘ
characteristic compound leaves in many species ⓘ
hollow stems in many species ⓘ
inflorescences usually in umbels ⓘ
mostly aromatic plants ⓘ
often sheathing leaf bases ⓘ
class Magnoliopsida ⓘ
commonName carrot family ⓘ
parsley family ⓘ
containsTaxon Anethum graveolens ⓘ
Angelica archangelica ⓘ
Apium graveolens ⓘ
Carum carvi ⓘ
Cicuta virosa ⓘ
Conium maculatum ⓘ
Coriandrum sativum ⓘ
Cuminum cyminum ⓘ
Daucus carota ⓘ
Foeniculum vulgare ⓘ
Heracleum mantegazzianum ⓘ
Pastinaca sativa ⓘ
Petroselinum crispum ⓘ
Pimpinella anisum ⓘ
distribution cosmopolitan ⓘ
division Tracheophyta ⓘ
economicUse culinary herbs ⓘ
medicinal plants ⓘ
spice plants ⓘ
vegetables ⓘ
etymology derived from genus Apium ⓘ
flowerColor usually white or yellow flowers ⓘ
flowerType actinomorphic flowers ⓘ
formerName Apiaceae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Umbelliferae
fruitType schizocarp ⓘ
habitat Mediterranean Basin ⓘ
surface form: Mediterranean region

temperate regions ⓘ
includesCommonCrop anise ⓘ
caraway ⓘ
carrot ⓘ
celery ⓘ
coriander ⓘ
cumin ⓘ
dill ⓘ
fennel ⓘ
parsley ⓘ
parsnip ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
nomenclaturalSynonym Apiaceae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Umbelliferae
notableProperty includes both edible and highly poisonous species ⓘ
order Apiales ⓘ
pollination mainly by insects ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
toxicMembers Cicuta virosa ⓘ
Conium maculatum ⓘ
Heracleum mantegazzianum ⓘ
typeOf flowering plant family ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apiaceae → formerName → Apiaceae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Umbelliferae
Eudicots → includes → Apiaceae ⓘ
Asterids → includesFamily → Apiaceae ⓘ
Apiaceae → nomenclaturalSynonym → Apiaceae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Umbelliferae