Apiaceae
(ay-pee-AY-see-ee)
– a family in the Apiales order –
Here in the St. Louis Area, we have 23 findable plants that are in the “Carrot” or “Umbel” family:
- Chaerophyllum procumbens (Spreading Chervil) [CC2]
- Chaerophyllum tainturieri (Hairyfruit Chervil) [CC3]
- Cicuta maculata (Poison Water Hemlock) [CC5]
- Conium maculatum (Poison Hemlock) [intro]
- Cryptotaenia canadensis (Honewort) [CC2]
- Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s Lace) [intro]
- Erigenia bulbosa (Harbinger of Spring) [CC6]
- Eryngium yuccifolium (Rattlesnake Master) [CC8]
- Osmorhiza claytonii (Sweet Cicely) [CC3]
- Osmorhiza longistylis (Aniseroot) [CC3]
- Oxypolis rigidior (Cowbane) [CC7]
- Pastinaca sativa (Wild Parsnip) [intro]
- Polytaenia nuttallii (Prairie Parsley) [CC8]
- Ptilimnium nuttallii (Laceflower) [CC4]
- Sanicula canadensis (Canadian Black Snakeroot) [CC3]
- Sanicula odorata (Clustered Black Snakeroot) [CC2]
- Sium suave (Water Parsnip) [CC6]
- Taenidia integerrima (Yellow Pimpernel) [CC6]
- Thaspium barbinode (Hairyjoint Meadow-Parsnip) [CC7]
- Thaspium trifoliatum var. aureum (Yellow Meadow-Parsnip) [CC6]
- Torilis arvensis (Spreading Hedgeparsley) [intro]
- Zizia aptera (Heartleaf Golden Alexanders) [CC7]
- Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders) [CC5]
[CC] = Coefficient of Conservatism