Apiaceae Family

Deadly genera in family. Photos may be innacurate and should not be relied upon for identification without further scrutiny.

Locally Established. Common to infrequent.
Established but with rare or isolated populations. Red & blue listed species. Species not reported on Vancouver Island.
Not known to be established locally. Reported sporadically.

Species

Name

Family

Status

Hazards

Edible

Other

Medicinal

Photo
Aegopodium podagraria Goutweed Apiaceae Exotic Caution X
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 X Goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria)
Aethusa cynapium Fool's parsley Apiaceae Exotic Poisonous
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 X
Anethum graveolens Common dill Apiaceae Exotic Caution X X X Flowers of Dill
Angelica Sp. Angelica Apiaceae Native Caution X X X Angelica genuflexa 5
Anthriscus Sp. Chervil Apiaceae Exotic Caution X
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 Anthriscus sylvestris2
Berula erecta cut-leaved water-parsnip Apiaceae -
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Carum carvi Caraway Apiaceae Exotic Caution X X X Carum carvi
Chaerophyllum temulentum Rough chervil Apiaceae -
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Cicuta douglasii Douglas' water-hemlock Apiaceae Native Deadly
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Conioselinum gmelinii Pacific hemlock-parsley Apiaceae Native Caution X
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 X Conioselinum gmelinii Flower
Conium maculatum Poison-hemlock Apiaceae Exotic Deadly
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 X
Coriandrum sativum Coriander Apiaceae -
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Daucus carota Wild carrot Apiaceae Exotic Caution X
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 X
Eryngium planum Plains eryngo Apiaceae -
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Foeniculum vulgare Sweet fennel Apiaceae Exotic Caution X X X
Glehnia littoralis ssp. leiocarpa American glehnia Apiaceae Native
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 X
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 X
Heracleum mantegazzianum Giant cow-parsnip Apiaceae Exotic Severe Dermaitis
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Heracleum maximum Cow-parsnip Apiaceae Native Dermatitis X X X
Ligusticum Sp. Lovage Apiaceae -
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Lilaeopsis occidentalis Western lilaeopsis Apiaceae -
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Levisticum officinale Garden lovage Apiaceae -
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Lomatium Sp. Desert-parsley Apiaceae Native
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 X X X
Myrrhis odorata Sweet cicely Apiaceae -
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Oenanthe sarmentosa Pacific water-parsley Apiaceae Native Caution X
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Osmorhiza Sp. Sweet-cicely Apiaceae Native Caution X
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 X Osmorhiza occidentalis
Oxypolis occidentalis Western cowbane Apiaceae -
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Pastinaca sativa Common parsnip Apiaceae Exotic Dermatitis X X X
Perideridia gairdneri Gairdner's yampah Apiaceae - Caution X
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 X
Petroselinum crispum Parsley Apiaceae Exotic
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Sanicula Sp. Sanicle Apiaceae Native Caution
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Sium suave Hemlock water-parsnip Apiaceae Native Caution X
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 X
Torilis japonica Upright hedge-parsley Apiaceae Exotic Caution X
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Trachyspermum ammi Ajowan caraway Apiaceae Exotic
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Yabea microcarpa California hedge-parsley Apiaceae -
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Zizia aptera Heart-leaved Alexanders Apiaceae -
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Image References (Click to expand)
  • Aegopodium podagraria, Alexis, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Aethusa cynapium, H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Anethum graveolens, Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Angelica genuflexa, Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Anthriscus sylvestris, Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Carum carvi, Roswitha Ulrich, Pflanzenschutzdienst Hessen, in Wetzlar, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Cicuta douglasii, Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS, 1992, Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI), Sacramento
  • Conioselinum gmelinii, Gabe Schp, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Conium maculatum, Magnefl, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Daucus carota, Miscellaneous contributor, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Eryngium planum, Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Foeniculum vulgare, Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Glehnia littoralis, Pieria(Uploader and Photographer), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Heracleum mantegazzianum, Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Heracleum maximum, July 2005, Danielle Langlois, at Cap Bon-Ami in the Forillon National Park of Canada, Québec., CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Lomatium dissectum, Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Myrrhis odorata, Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Oenanthe sarmentosa, Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Osmorhiza occidentalis, Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Pastinaca sativa, Kolforn (Wikimedia), CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Perideridia gairdneri, Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Sanicula europaea, Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Sium suave, Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Torilis japonica, Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons