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Carrot / Parsley Family
11 species
Queen Anne's Lace - compound umbel 6 to 15 cm - leaves 5 to 40 cm - height to 1.6 m - Leslie Spit - November 2009
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae (Carrot or Parsley family)
Genus: Daucus
Species: Carota
Biennial - also known as Wild Carrot - ancestor to garden
carrot - native to Europe
carrot - native to Europe
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Class: Magnoliopsida
Updated August 6 2010
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Wild Parsnip - compound umbel 10 to 20 cm - leaflet 5 to 10 cm - height to 1.5 m - Claireville Conservation Area - July 2010
Order: Apiales
Genus: Pastinaca
Species: Sativa
Biennial - native to Eurasia
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Class: Magnoliopsida
Updated July 28 2010
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Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae (Carrot or Parsley family)
Cow Parsnip - flower 10 to 15 mm - compound umbel 10 to 30 cm - leaflet 10 to 40 cm - height to 2.5 m - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - June 2009
Order: Apiales
Genus: Heracleum
Species: Lanatum
Perennial - also known as Woolly Cow Parsnip - species
also known as "maximum" - native to Canada
also known as "maximum" - native to Canada
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Class: Magnoliopsida
Updated February 17 2010
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Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae (Carrot or Parsley family)
Purple-stemmed Angelica - compound umbel 10 to 20 cm - leaves 10 to 30 cm - height to 2 m - Toronto Islands - September 2010
Order: Apiales
Genus: Angelica
Species: Atropurpurea
Perennial - native to Canada
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Class: Magnoliopsida
Updated February 10 2012
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Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae (Carrot or Parsley family)
Poison Hemlock - compound umbel 10 to 15 cm - leaves to 50 cm - height to 2.5 m - Lower Don Valley (Leaside) - June 2010
Order: Apiales
Genus: Conium
Species: Maculatum (spotted)
Biennial - also known as Snakeweed - all parts of plant are
poisonous - not related to Hemlock trees - native to Europe
poisonous - not related to Hemlock trees - native to Europe
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Class: Magnoliopsida
Updated July 30 2010
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Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae (Carrot or Parsley family)
Spotted Water Hemlock - flower approx. 3 mm - compound umbel 3 to 10 cm - leaflet to 20 cm - height to 2.2 m - Claireville Conservation Area - July 2010
Order: Apiales
Genus: Cicuta
Species: Maculata (spotted)
Perrenial - also known as Spotted Cowbane - all parts of
plant are poisonous - native to Canada
plant are poisonous - native to Canada
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Class: Magnoliopsida
Updated July 28 2010
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Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae (Carrot or Parsley family)
Spreading Hedge Parsley - flower approx. 3 mm - compound umbel to 6 cm - leaves to 12 cm - height to 1.2 m - Marie Curtis Park - July 2010
Order: Apiales
Genus: Torilis
Species: Arvensis
Annual - also known as Common Hedge Parsley -
Japanese Hedge Parsley (T. japonica) is very similar but it
has two or more bracts at the base of each umbel - native to
Eurasia and North Africa
Japanese Hedge Parsley (T. japonica) is very similar but it
has two or more bracts at the base of each umbel - native to
Eurasia and North Africa
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Class: Magnoliopsida
Updated September 11 2011
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Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae (Carrot or Parsley family)
Plains Eryngo - flower head approx. 2 cm - leaves (basal) approx. 12 cm - height to 90 cm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - July 2010
Order: Apiales
Genus: Eryngium
Species: Planum
Perrenial - also known as Blue Eryngo, Sea Holly - escaped
ornamental - native to Eurasia
ornamental - native to Eurasia
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Class: Magnoliopsida
Updated July 20 2010
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Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae (Carrot or Parsley family)
Honewort - flower approx. 3 mm - compound umbel to 6 cm - leaflets 4 to 15 cm - height to 80 cm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - July 2010
Order: Apiales
Genus: Cryptotaenia
Species: Canadensis
Perennial - also known as Umbelweed, Wild Chervil - native
to Canada
to Canada
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Class: Magnoliopsida
Updated July 30 2010
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Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae (Carrot or Parsley family)
Clustered Snakeroot - umbelet approx. 1.5 cm - leaflets approx. 15 cm - height to 90 cm - West Don Valley (Wilket Creek Park) - June 2011
Order: Apiales
Genus: Sanicula
Species: Gregaria (also Odorata)
Perrenial - also known as Clustered Black Snakeroot,
Gregarious Snakeroot - similar to S. marilandica - native to
Canada
Gregarious Snakeroot - similar to S. marilandica - native to
Canada
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Class: Magnoliopsida
Updated June 25 2011
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Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae (Carrot or Parsley family)
Order: Apiales
Genus: Aegopodium
Species: Podagraria
Perrenial - also known as Bishop's Weed, Ground Elder,
Snow-on-the-mountain - native to Eurasia
Snow-on-the-mountain - native to Eurasia
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Class: Magnoliopsida
Updated January 6 2012
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Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae (Carrot or Parsley family)