''Astomaea'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...

s in the 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 plant ...

, with 2 species. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

Southwest Asia Western Asia, West Asia, or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost subregion of the larger geographical region of Asia, as defined by some academics, UN bodies and other institutions. It is almost entirely a part of the Middle East, and includes Ana ...

. Roots and bulbs of the ''Astoma seselifolia'' are often collected and then roasted and eaten., s.v. ''

Astoma seselifolium ''Astomaea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, with 2 species. It is endemic (ecology), endemic to Southwest Asia. Roots and bulbs of the ''Astoma seselifolia'' are often collected and then roasted and eaten., s.v. ''Astoma ...

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Species

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Astomaea galiocarpa ''Astomaea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, with 2 species. It is endemic (ecology), endemic to Southwest Asia. Roots and bulbs of the ''Astoma seselifolia'' are often collected and then roasted and eaten., s.v. ''Astoma ...

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Astomaea seselifolia ''Astomaea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, with 2 species. It is endemic (ecology), endemic to Southwest Asia. Roots and bulbs of the ''Astoma seselifolia'' are often collected and then roasted and eaten., s.v. ''Astoma ...

References

Apioideae Apioideae genera {{Apiaceae-stub