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Ammi (plant)
Genus of flowering plants / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ammi is a genus of about six species of summer-flowering plants in the carrot family Apiaceae. They are native to southern Europe, northern Africa and south-western Asia. They have fern-like leaves and white or cream coloured lace-like flowers borne in branched, rounded umbels.[1]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Subfamily: | Apioideae |
Tribe: | Apieae |
Genus: | Ammi L. |
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Ammi spp. (Bishops weed) is prohibited by the Australian New Zealand Food Standards code under standard 1.4.4 due to active constituents:[citation needed]
- furocromine
- coumarin derivatives
- .03% volatile oil (camphor and carvone)
- Fixed oil and protein
- flavonol glycosides (quercetin and kaempferol)
Ammi majus, A. visnaga and their cultivars are frequently seen in gardens where they are grown as annuals or biennials.[1]