Apiaceae — Carrot Family

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Heracleum austriacum L.

Heracleum austriacum L.

Heracleum austriacum L.

Heracleum austriacum L. is a 0.28-meter tall perennial flowering plant first formally described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus.

Heracleum dissectum Ledeb.

Heracleum dissectum Ledeb.

Heracleum dissectum Ledeb.

Heracleum dissectum Ledeb. is a flowering Apiaceae species found across temperate regions of northern and northeastern Asia.

Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier

Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier

Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier

Heracleum mantegazzianum, or giant hogweed, is a large monocarpic invasive perennial plant widespread in Europe and North America.

Heracleum maximum W.Bartram

Heracleum maximum W.Bartram

Heracleum maximum W.Bartram

Heracleum maximum, or cow parsnip, is a tall North American perennial herb with documented toxicity and traditional Indigenous uses.

Heracleum sosnowskyi Manden.

Heracleum sosnowskyi Manden.

Heracleum sosnowskyi Manden.

Sosnowsky's hogweed is a large monocarpic perennial that dies after producing its wind- or water-dispersed seeds.

Heracleum sphondylium L.

Heracleum sphondylium L.

Heracleum sphondylium L.

Heracleum sphondylium, common hogweed, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant native to Europe, western Asia and northern Africa.

Imperatoria ostruthium L.

Imperatoria ostruthium L.

Imperatoria ostruthium L.

Masterwort (Imperatoria ostruthium) is an Apiaceae flowering plant native to European mountains, used for flavoring and traditional Austrian medicine.

Kadenia dubia (Schkuhr) Lavrova & V.N.Tikhom.

Kadenia dubia (Schkuhr) Lavrova & V.N.Tikhom.

Kadenia dubia (Schkuhr) Lavrova & V.N.Tikhom.

Kadenia dubia is a flowering plant in the Apiaceae family native from Europe to Siberia and Kazakhstan.

Laserpitium latifolium L.

Laserpitium latifolium L.

Laserpitium latifolium L.

Laserpitium latifolium is a European flowering plant growing widely across most of the continent.

Ligusticum canadense (L.) Britton

Ligusticum canadense (L.) Britton

Ligusticum canadense (L.) Britton

Ligusticum canadense is a tall perennial Apiaceae herb native to the eastern United States.

Ligusticum grayi J.M.Coult. & Rose

Ligusticum grayi J.M.Coult. & Rose

Ligusticum grayi J.M.Coult. & Rose

Ligusticum grayi is a perennial flowering herb in the carrot family native to the western United States.

Ligusticum porteri J.M.Coult. & Rose

Ligusticum porteri J.M.Coult. & Rose

Ligusticum porteri J.M.Coult. & Rose

Ligusticum porteri (osha) is a Rocky Mountain Apiaceae plant with traditional Native American medicinal uses.

Ligusticum scothicum L.

Ligusticum scothicum L.

Ligusticum scothicum L.

Ligusticum scoticum is an edible Arctic herbaceous perennial that grows on cool, northern coasts, historically used to fight scurvy.

Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae (Gand.) A.W.Hill

Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae (Gand.) A.W.Hill

Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae (Gand.) A.W.Hill

Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae is a grass-like non-true grass with creeping rhizomes, branching phyllodes, and white flowers.

Lomatium ambiguum (Nutt.) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium ambiguum (Nutt.) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium ambiguum (Nutt.) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium ambiguum, Wyeth biscuitroot, is a North American perennial Apiaceae herb historically used by Native Americans.

Lomatium brandegeei (J.M.Coult. & Rose) J.F.Macbr.

Lomatium brandegeei (J.M.Coult. & Rose) J.F.Macbr.

Lomatium brandegeei (J.M.Coult. & Rose) J.F.Macbr.

Lomatium brandegeei is a yellow-flowered perennial herb native to open and sparsely forested areas of the northern Cascade Mountains.

Lomatium californicum (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Mathias & Constance

Lomatium californicum (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Mathias & Constance

Lomatium californicum (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Mathias & Constance

Lomatium californicum is a flowering plant with blue-green celery-like leaves, used traditionally by multiple California Native American groups.

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

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

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

Lomatium canbyi is a stemless perennial herb, whose roots are used as food by the Klamath and Modoc peoples.

Lomatium columbianum Mathias & Constance

Lomatium columbianum Mathias & Constance

Lomatium columbianum Mathias & Constance

Lomatium columbianum is a bushy purple-flowered taprooted plant native to shrub-steppe and rocky habitats of the lower Columbia River basin.

Lomatium cous (S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium cous (S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium cous (S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium cous (cous biscuitroot) is an edible Pacific Northwest perennial Apiaceae herb collected by Lewis in 1806.

Lomatium dasycarpum (Torr. & A.Gray) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium dasycarpum (Torr. & A.Gray) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium dasycarpum (Torr. & A.Gray) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium dasycarpum is a small lightly hairy perennial herb with divided leaves, umbel flowers, and flattened woolly fruits up to 2 cm long.

Lomatium dissectum (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Mathias & Constance

Lomatium dissectum (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Mathias & Constance

Lomatium dissectum (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Mathias & Constance

Lomatium dissectum is a perennial herb native to much of western North America, with root extracts screened for antiviral and antibacterial activity.

Lomatium foeniculaceum (Nutt.) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium foeniculaceum (Nutt.) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium foeniculaceum (Nutt.) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium foeniculaceum is a stemless hairy perennial herb with edible leaves that taste like parsley.

Lomatium geyeri (S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium geyeri (S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium geyeri (S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium geyeri (Geyer's biscuitroot) is a perennial Apiaceae herb found in the Northwestern US and British Columbia.

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