''Thamnosciadium'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s belonging to 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 p ...

. Its native range is Greece and is usually found in dry and subalpine (higher slopes) meadows, and stony slopes. A previous name for ''Thamnosciadum'' was “''Beta nana, Carum graecum, Origanum scabrum and Seseli stylare''”, which was discovered by Botanist Theodor von Heldrich in the nineteenth century. The genus is currently being used for testing in essential oils for fragrance levels research. Species: *'' Thamnosciadium junceum''

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q17386783 Apiaceae Apiaceae genera