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It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants, with more than 3,800 species in about 446 genera, [1] 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 ...
Asafoetida (/ æ s ə ˈ f ɛ t ɪ d ə /; also spelled asafetida) [1] is the dried latex (gum oleoresin) exuded from the rhizome or tap root of several species of Ferula, perennial herbs of the carrot family. It is produced in Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, northern India and Northwest China . Different regions have different botanical sources.
Heracleum is a genus of biennial and perennial herbs in the carrot family Apiaceae. They are found throughout the temperate northern hemisphere and in high mountains as far south as Ethiopia. Common names for the genus or its species include hogweed [2] and cow parsnip. [3] [4] The genus name Heracleum was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. [4]
The carrot is a biennial plant in the umbellifer family, Apiaceae. World production of carrots (combined with turnips ) for 2022 was 42 million tonnes , led by China producing 44% of the total. The characteristic orange colour is from beta-carotene , making carrots a rich source of vitamin A .
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a flowering plant species in the carrot family. [1] [2] It is a hardy, perennial herb [3] with yellow flowers and feathery leaves. [4]It is indigenous to the shores of the Mediterranean but has become widely naturalized in many parts of the world, especially on dry soils near the sea coast and on riverbanks.
Oshá has the typical appearance of members of the carrot family (), with parsley-like leaves and double umbels of white flowers.The bases of the leaves where they attach to the root crowns have a reddish tint which is unique, and the roots are fibrous, with a dark, chocolate-brown, wrinkled outer skin.
Angelica triquinata, known by the common name of filmy angelica, is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial herb, native to the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States, from Georgia to Pennsylvania. [2]
Seseli libanotis, also known by the common names moon carrot, mountain stone-parsley, or säfferot, is a species of herb in the genus Seseli of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is native to Eurasia , throughout which it is widespread.