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Ammi (plant)

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Ammi
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Apieae
Genus: Ammi
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Ammi is a genus of about six species of summer-flowering plants in the carrot family Apiaceae. They are native to southern Europe, northern Africa and south-western Asia. They have fern-like leaves and white or cream coloured lace-like flowers borne in branched, rounded umbels.[1]

Ammi spp. (Bishops weed) is prohibited by the Australian New Zealand Food Standards code under standard 1.4.4 due to active constituents:[citation needed]

Ammi majus, A. visnaga and their cultivars are frequently seen in gardens where they are grown as annuals or biennials.[1]

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Ammi:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Brickell, Christopher, ed. (2008). The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 9781405332965.
  2. ^ "Ammi L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
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