Apiaceae — Carrot Family

🔍 How to identify Apiaceae →
Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Apiales Apiaceae
Angelica lineariloba subsp. scabrida (Clokey & Mathias) C.Y.Liao & S.R.Downie

Angelica lineariloba subsp. scabrida (Clokey & Mathias) C.Y.Liao & S.R.Downie

Angelica lineariloba subsp. scabrida (Clokey & Mathias) C.Y.Liao & S.R.Downie

Angelica lineariloba, also called poison or Sierra angelica, is a taprooted perennial herb native to the western United States Sierra Nevada.

Angelica pubescens Maxim.

Angelica pubescens Maxim.

Angelica pubescens Maxim.

Angelica pubescens is an edible perennial Apiaceae herb native to Japan and Taiwan, often mistaken for udo.

Angelica dahurica (Hoffm.) Benth. & Hook.fil. ex Franch. & Sav.

Angelica dahurica (Hoffm.) Benth. & Hook.fil. ex Franch. & Sav.

Angelica dahurica (Hoffm.) Benth. & Hook.fil. ex Franch. & Sav.

Angelica dahurica is a perennial aromatic herb with medicinal and culinary uses, containing toxic compounds affecting human health.

Angelica morii Hayata

Angelica morii Hayata

Angelica morii Hayata

Angelica morii Hayata is a perennial temperate herb reaching 50–100 cm tall with conical brown roots.

Tauschia kelloggii (A.Gray) J.F.Macbr.

Tauschia kelloggii (A.Gray) J.F.Macbr.

Tauschia kelloggii (A.Gray) J.F.Macbr.

Kellogg's umbrellawort is a perennial herb in the carrot family native to mountain habitats of Oregon and northern California.

Tauschia parishii (J.M.Coult. & Rose) J.F.Macbr.

Tauschia parishii (J.M.Coult. & Rose) J.F.Macbr.

Tauschia parishii (J.M.Coult. & Rose) J.F.Macbr.

Tauschia parishii is a low-lying perennial herb native to multiple mountain ranges in California, growing in several woodland and forest habitats.

Lomatium caruifolium (Hook. & Arn.) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium caruifolium (Hook. & Arn.) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium caruifolium (Hook. & Arn.) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium caruifolium is an endemic California perennial herb that grows in seasonally wet open habitats.

Lomatium observatorium Constance & B.Ertter

Lomatium observatorium Constance & B.Ertter

Lomatium observatorium Constance & B.Ertter

Lomatium observatorium is a grayish hairy perennial herb from a long taproot with yellow flowers and ashy white mericarps.

Lomatium repostum (Jeps.) Mathias

Lomatium repostum (Jeps.) Mathias

Lomatium repostum (Jeps.) Mathias

Lomatium repostum is a stemless spreading perennial herb with toothed leaflets and colored flower umbels growing from a taproot.

Lomatium grayi (J.M.Coult. & Rose) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium grayi (J.M.Coult. & Rose) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium grayi (J.M.Coult. & Rose) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium grayi is a scented perennial umbellifer with two varieties, historically used for food by Oregon's Northern Paiute.

Lomatium howellii (S.Watson) Jeps.

Lomatium howellii (S.Watson) Jeps.

Lomatium howellii (S.Watson) Jeps.

Lomatium howellii is a perennial herb that often lacks a stem, with long divided leaves and umbels of small yellow or purplish flowers.

Lomatium lucidum (Nutt.) Jeps.

Lomatium lucidum (Nutt.) Jeps.

Lomatium lucidum (Nutt.) Jeps.

Lomatium lucidum is a somewhat fleshy perennial herb with toothed three-lobed leaflets and yellow compound umbel flowers.

Lomatium parryi (S.Watson) J.F.Macbr.

Lomatium parryi (S.Watson) J.F.Macbr.

Lomatium parryi (S.Watson) J.F.Macbr.

Lomatium parryi is a low-growing Apiaceae species with yellow flowers that hosts certain Papilio indra subspecies and was eaten by early Native Americans.

Lomatium austiniae (J.M.Coult. & Rose) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium austiniae (J.M.Coult. & Rose) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium austiniae (J.M.Coult. & Rose) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium austiniae is a perennial Apiaceae plant restricted to a limited area of Nevada, previously classified as Lomatium plummerae var. sonnei.

Lomatium bradshawii (Rose ex Mathias) Mathias & Constance

Lomatium bradshawii (Rose ex Mathias) Mathias & Constance

Lomatium bradshawii (Rose ex Mathias) Mathias & Constance

Bradshaw's desert parsley (Lomatium bradshawii) is a native Pacific Northwest perennial herb removed from the U.S. endangered species list in 2021.

Lomatium cuspidatum (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Mathias & Constance

Lomatium cuspidatum (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Mathias & Constance

Lomatium cuspidatum (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Mathias & Constance

Lomatium cuspidatum is a small endemic plant native to serpentine scree slopes of Washington’s Wenatchee Mountains.

Lomatium gormanii (Howell) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium gormanii (Howell) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium gormanii (Howell) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium gormanii is an early-flowering small perennial Apiaceae herb endemic to the northwestern US, commonly called salt & pepper.

Lomatium latilobum (Rydb.) Mathias

Lomatium latilobum (Rydb.) Mathias

Lomatium latilobum (Rydb.) Mathias

Lomatium latilobum, Canyonlands lomatium, is a threatened perennial herb native to the Utah-Colorado border region.

Ammoselinum butleri (Engelm.) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Ammoselinum butleri (Engelm.) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Ammoselinum butleri (Engelm.) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Ammoselinum butleri is a small smooth-fruited annual spring-blooming plant in the Ammoselinum genus.

Cymopterus globosus (S.Watson) S.Watson

Cymopterus globosus (S.Watson) S.Watson

Cymopterus globosus (S.Watson) S.Watson

Cymopterus globosus, globe springparsley, is a stemless flowering carrot plant native to western US sandy flats.

Oreonana clementis (M.E.Jones) Jeps.

Oreonana clementis (M.E.Jones) Jeps.

Oreonana clementis (M.E.Jones) Jeps.

Oreonana clementis is a stemless tufted plant with whitish flower balls that grows in dry granitic gravel in the Sierra Nevada.

Thaspium barbinode (Michx.) Nutt.

Thaspium barbinode (Michx.) Nutt.

Thaspium barbinode (Michx.) Nutt.

Thaspium barbinode is a perennial Apiaceae herb native to eastern US with bright yellow flowers.

Peucedanum verticillare Spreng., 1827

Peucedanum verticillare Spreng., 1827

Peucedanum verticillare Spreng., 1827

Giant Hog Fennel (Peucedanum verticillare) is a toxic large umbellifer distributed from southeastern Europe to Asia.

Cnidium cnidiifolium (Turcz.) Schischk.

Cnidium cnidiifolium (Turcz.) Schischk.

Cnidium cnidiifolium (Turcz.) Schischk.

Cnidium cnidiifolium is an Apiaceae flowering plant native to far northern North America and Russia, growing in wet and gravelly open areas.

Related Families

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store