parsnip

1. Apiaceae-The Carrot family includes anise, caraway, carrot, chervil, coriander, cumin, dill, fennel, parsley, celery, parsnip, and goutweed, as well as the poisonous species poison hemlock, water hemlock and fool's parsley, and ornamentals sea holly, masterwort and blue lace flower.-The seeds derived from plants in the carrot family are not actually seeds, but they are complete fruits that are dried.-The carrot family is a large family, consisting of 300 genera and 3,000 species-Plants in the carrot family are usually aromatic plants that have hollow stems, known as umbellifers-Along with many members of the carrot family that are commonly eaten, plants such as hemlock are very toxic plants. While many are toxic, multiple plants are used for medicinal purposes, such as wild carrot which is a folk medicine used for birth control-Plants in the carrot family are often cultivated, and have what is called a tap root, which is useful in food. parsnip Patterns of parsley family Poison Hemlock