''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
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and
South America
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.
Species:
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Ammoselinum butleri''
(Engelm. ex S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose – Butler's sandparsley
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Ammoselinum occidentale''
Munz & I.M.Johnst.
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Ammoselinum popei''
orr. & A.Gray – plains sandparsley
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Ammoselinum rosengurtii''
Mathias & Constance
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants Profile
Apioideae
Apioideae genera
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