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Bishop's weed is a common name for several plants, all but one of which belong to the plant family
Apiaceae Apiaceae () or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus ''Apium,'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot, or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering p ...
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Aegopodium podagraria ''Aegopodium podagraria'', commonly called ground elder, is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae that grows in shady places. The name "ground elder" comes from the superficial similarity of its leaves and flowers to those o ...
'', which is an invasive perennial weed of temperate regions, known also in English as ground elder. * ''
Ammi majus ''Ammi majus'', commonly called bishop's flower, false bishop's weed, laceflower, bullwort, etc., is a member of the carrot family Apiaceae. The plant, which has white lace-like flower clusters, has a large distribution through Southern Europe, ...
'', commonly known as bullwort, laceflower etc. Used to treat vitiligo. * '' Houttuynia cordata'' (family Saururaceae), known also as fish mint. * '' Trachyspermum ammi'' (known also as ajwain, carom etc.) the fruits of which are used as a spice and the leaves as a herb in parts of Asia and Africa. * '' Visnaga daucoides'', known also as bisnaga, khella and toothpick-weed. {{plant common name