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Apiaceae

Apiaceae - Carrot Family

Scientific classification

Domain:	Eukaryotes
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae

Genera

Coriandrum - coriander
Daucus - carrot
Sanicula - snakeroot
Anethum - dill

Apiaceae is a family of plants.

The parsley or carrot family, formerly called the Umbelliferae, due to the inflorescence in the form of an "umbel".

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