A large family of plants. The plants are often fragrant or aromatic, that have small flowers borne in umbels and include numerous economically important plants (as the carrot, anise, caraway, dill, and parsley)Plants distributed throughout a wide variety of habitats, principally in the north temperate regions of the world. A number of species are economically important as leaf and root vegetables, herbs and spices, and garden ornamentals. Commonly known as the parsley family.

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