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- Family Apiaceae (parsley family)(old: Umbelliferae): about 300 genera, about 3000 species. Economically and/or important genera in this family are
- Anise, Pimpinella anisum
- Caraway, Carum carvi
- Carrot, Daucus carota
- Celery, Apium graveolens
- Chervil, Anthriscus cerefolium
- Cumin, Cuminum cyminum
- Coriander, Coriandrum sativum
- Dill, Anethum graveolens
- Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare
- Gotu kola[?], Centella asiatica (old: Hydrocotyle asiatica). Note, this is not related in any way to kola nut[?], which gives both taste and caffeine to cola drinks.
- Poison hemlock, Conium[?] maculatum (note, this is not the Hemlock[?] tree)
- Parsley, Petroselinum crispum
- Parsnip[?], Pastinaca sativa
- Sea holly, Eryngium spp.
- Water hemlock, Cicuta[?] spp.
- Family Araliaceae (ginseng family): about 70 genera, about 700 species. A few examples:
http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=500017 2002-09-07
http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/web.dbs/genlist.html 2002-09-07
http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/d51/51n.htm 2002-09-07
wikipedia.org dumped 2003-03-17 with terodump