''Ammoselinum'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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in the family
Apiaceae
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, known commonly as sandparsley. It is native to
temperate
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North
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Etymology
The word ''north ...
and
South America
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.
Species:
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Ammoselinum butleri
''Ammoselinum butleria'', commonly called the Butler's sandparsley, is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family (Apiaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found primarily in the South Central United States. It is most often f ...
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(Engelm. ex S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose – Butler's sandparsley
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Ammoselinum occidentale
''Ammoselinum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, known commonly as sandparsley. It is native to temperate North and South America.
Species:
*''Ammoselinum butleri'' (Engelm. ex S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose – Butler's sa ...
''
Munz & I.M.Johnst.
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Ammoselinum popei
''Ammoselinum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, known commonly as sandparsley. It is native to temperate North America, North and South America.
Species:
*''Ammoselinum butleri'' (Engelm. ex S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose &nda ...
''
orr. & A.Gray – plains sandparsley
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Ammoselinum rosengurtii
''Ammoselinum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, known commonly as sandparsley. It is native to temperate North and South America.
Species:
*''Ammoselinum butleri'' (Engelm. ex S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose – Butler's sa ...
''
Mathias & Constance
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants Profile
Apioideae
Apioideae genera
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