Apiaceae
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Description
Usually herbs with a hollow stem and compound leaves that have broad, sheathing bases. The inflorescence is usually an umbel of umbels, rarely a head. Usually the calyx is minute and petals are clawed with incurved apices. The fruit is an achene.
Observations in Finland
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Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Apiaceae
Author
Lindl.
Vernacular names
- sarjakukkaiskasvit (Finnish)
- flockblommiga (Swedish)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.39171
Taxon rank
Occurrence in Finland
Informal groups
- Putkilokasvit
Taxon information in machine-readable form
Number of Finnish species at lower taxonomic levels
Subordinate taxa