Family · Asterids
Apiaceae
Carrot, celery, parsley, fennel
Carrot family: aromatic herbs with tiny flowers in flat umbels and hollow stems; includes carrot, celery and parsley.
- Accepted species
- 3,996accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 456accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈56 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD
Open Apiaceae in the treePan, zoom and dig into its genera in the interactive view.›
Plants you might know
- Daucus (carrot)
- Apium (celery)
- Foeniculum (fennel)
- Petroselinum (parsley)
Largest genera
Eryngium262 spp.
Ferula230 spp.
Bupleurum225 spp.
Pimpinella158 spp.
Seseli142 spp.
Angelica106 spp.
Lomatium106 spp.
Heracleum93 spp.
Peucedanum72 spp.
Chaerophyllum69 spp.
Azorella58 spp.
Centella55 spp.
Prangos49 spp.
Sanicula49 spp.
Aciphylla45 spp.
Daucus45 spp.
Arracacia42 spp.
Cymopterus42 spp.
Hymenidium40 spp.
Dichoropetalum37 spp.
Lophosciadium37 spp.
Acronema35 spp.
Ligusticum35 spp.
Oenanthe35 spp.
Bunium34 spp.
Tauschia34 spp.
Semenovia33 spp.
Alepidea31 spp.
Elwendia31 spp.
Elaeosticta25 spp.
Tetrataenium24 spp.
Annesorhiza23 spp.
Platysace23 spp.
Prionosciadium23 spp.
Pternopetalum23 spp.
Conioselinum21 spp.
Ligusticopsis21 spp.
Actinotus20 spp.
Carum20 spp.
Psammogeton20 spp.
Tordylium20 spp.
Xanthosia20 spp.
Donnellsmithia19 spp.
Afrosciadium18 spp.
Niphogeton18 spp.
Sinocarum18 spp.
Tongoloa18 spp.
Anisotome17 spp.
Bowlesia16 spp.
Pastinaca16 spp.
Torilis16 spp.
Aulacospermum15 spp.
Pycnocycla15 spp.
Rhodosciadium15 spp.
Trachyspermum15 spp.
Afroligusticum14 spp.
Anisotaenia14 spp.
Anthriscus14 spp.
Perideridia14 spp.
Zeravschania14 spp.
The 396 smaller genera are in the interactive tree.
Where it grows
- Asia-Temperate1,981
- Africa609
- Northern America560
- Europe542
- Asia-Tropical419
- Southern America312
- Australasia202
- Antarctic12
- Pacific11
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Apiaceae sits in the order Apiales.