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Apiaceae

(ā″pē-ās′ē-ē″) [L. Apium, parsley (the name of the type genus) + -aceae]

The family of spices and vegetables that includes anise, carrots, celery, and parsley. They are an occasional source of food allergy when consumed.

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"The carrot family is really interesting to foragers because it has some of the best plants to eat," said Eric Biggane.

WHAT SION FOUND DURING A MORNING IN CARDIFF'S BUTE PARK

at It's interesting to see that tomatoes, potatoes, aubergines and peppers all belong to the same group (nightshade), many of which have poisonous parts, and the carrot family members include celery, parsley, carrots, parsnips and dill, characterised by their feathery leaves.

BOXING CLEVER; Bags of ideas for growing herbs and veg in small areas

"It's wild chervil, a plant related to the carrot family or umbelliferae.

'Hemlock looks very similar to wild chervil but is deadly poisonous...' Favoured today by Michelin starred chefs and a new wave of environmentally educated foodies, foraging has become a popular hobby in British woodlands. But Sion Morgan joined foragers in the middle of Cardiff to show city dwellers too can ditch the supermarket for the food growing around them

Giant hogweed is a member of the parsley or carrot family and may grow up to 20ft tall.

Rural Matters: Weed invaders pose threat to local plants

It is a very large plant in the carrot family, reaching heights of 6 to 14 feet, and was valued as an unusual ornamental plant.

Giant hogweed. (Letters)

Giant hogweed - botanical name Heracleum mantegazzianum - is a member of the parsley or carrot family. It flowers from mid-May through July, topped by an umbrella-shaped cluster of white florets.

Giant hogweed makes poison oak seem tame

They are also all members of the carrot family. And best of all, when in flower these herbs are magnets that attract beneficial insects to your garden.

Gardens benefit from generous amounts of these herbs

Wild chervil Eric Biggane said: "These are plants related to the carrot family and are called umbelliferae.

FORAGING FOR FOOD IN CITY PARK; A new foraging course is being held in Cardiff, informing city-dwellers how they can ditch the supermarket for their local park. The Echo's SION MORGAN joined Marlow Renton and Eric Biggane, the men behind Wild Food UK, for a forage around Bute Park

Unfortunately, this relationship with other members of the carrot family does make them prone to attack by the carrot root fly and to a number of canker forming fungi.

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The caterpillars of black swallowtail devour foliage of plants in the carrot family, including dill and parsley.