Kubeczek z piachem a w nim kiełek

#BARSZCZ

#Apiaceae #apioideae #tordylieae

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Nigdy bym nie pomyślał, że moja podróż przez świat roślin baldaszkowatych (selerowatych, #apiaceae) doprowadzi mnie do świerzopu. Kto by pomyślał, że świerząbek bulwiasty to inaczej ten osławiony #świerzop!

Tylko kwiaty nie są bursztynowe. Możliwe, że #Mickiewicz po prostu gówno wiedział o […]

Angelica sylvestris L.
#botany #Apiaceae #plantsci #Lankester #PlantBlindnesss #PlantAwareness #angiosperms #biodiversity #nature #science
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Mój #barszcz zwyczajny (Heracleum Sphondylium) powschodził w lodówce! Stratyfikacja metodą Zielonego Pogotowia jest tak dużo lepsza niż parszywy foliowy woreczek aroganckiego typa z YouTube'a.

#Baldaszkowate #Apiaceae #chabaziowate #selerowate #apioideae #Tordylieae

Paczki nasion od lewej:arcydzięgiel litwor, seler korzeniowy, pasternak, trybula ogrodowa, kolendra siewna i marchew czerwona.

#apiaceae #baldaszkowate #selerowate #chabaziowate

Arcydzięgiel stratyfikację się w lodówce. Poza tym barszcz zwyczajny ze zbioru własnego też się stratyfikuje.

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<Alt Text 1 of 4> The source material for some of this information is Carrots Love Tomatoes by Louise Riotte, Rodales Companion Planting and, Roses Love Garlic by Louise Riotte. Anise (Pimpinella anisum) – Anise is an annual herb in the Carrot family. It is said to have antiseptic oils and its chief use is that it helps Coriander seed germinate when they are sown outside near each other. Caraway (Carum carvi) – Caraway is a biennial that is difficult to sprout, though some sources indicate that sowing it around freshly sown garden peas helps the germination rate indicating they would be a good pairing. It does not however grow well near its cousin Fennel. Carrots (Daucus carota subspecies sativus) – Carrots get protective effects from being grown close to Onions, Rosemary, Black Salsify, Wormwood and Sage. Carrots grow best when paired with tomatoes because they impede weeds and their low arching foliage helps keep the soil cooler. Carrots also are a good pairing with peas but according to a few sources will not do as well near their cousin Dill. Queen Anne’s Lace is a carrot that has escaped cultivation or a wild carrot that has reverted to a natural form, we have patches of these in Fayetteville. Celeriac (Apium graveolens variety rapaceum) – This alternative form of Celery does its best if grown after a sowing of winter vetch has been turned under in the same spot. Celeriac because it is a biennial root vegetable needs higher than normal levels of Nitrogen and Potassium and pairs in the garden with leeks and also Field/cow peas. <Alt Text 1 of 4>

<Alt Text 2 of 4> Celery (Apium graveolens) – Celery much like Celeriac is a biennial and grows well with onions, but also with Tomatoes and Cabbages. Both Celery and Celeriac have a chemical compound (apigenin) in them that have a blood sugar lowering and insulin resistance effect. [Author's Note: I get a lot of folks who wonder why anyone would eat celery. They often cite that it's so nutritionally bereft that you burn more calories digesting it than you get from it. This is a myth created from a 1950's era dieting fad. The celery we often get at the market is missing most of it's leaves because those are used to make Celery salt and are using a wide variety of prepared foods and the leaves are where most of the flavor is. Celery is a critical ingredient of stuffing so at thanksgiving one way or another you've eaten celery. Also it's about as nutritionally dense as a bunch of other leaf greens so don't buy into the hype! *uses soap box for kindling*] Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium) – Commonly called French Parsley, in our climate this herb is best grown with morning sun and afternoon shade. Radishes are annuals and short–lived annuals and so is Chervil they benefit from being close to each other. Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) – Coriander is also known as Cilantro; Coriander is the seeds of the plant, and Cilantro is the foliage. Coriander is a cold weather biennial herb that is best sown in late August through mid-September and be expected to survive the winter in the southeast. Coriander is said to repel aphids, to help Anise but be a problem for Fennel. Dill (Anethum graveolens) – Dill is an annual that readily self-sows giving it the appearance of a biennial or perennial. Dill is said to be a good match for Cabbage. <Alt Text 2 of 4>

<Alt Text 3 of 4> [Author's note: The picture here is not one of mine. It is from the Giant Hogweed page on Wikipedia. The listing says Anastasiia Merkulova too the picture in Russia.] Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) – Fennel is a perennial that comes in one of two varieties, the green type or the bronze type; both of them are safely edible. Fennel according to some sources inhibits members of the Nightshade family while pairing with Cabbages, Onions and Mint family members. In come older publications another plant (Nigella sativa) is also commonly called Fennel. Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) – Parsley is a biennial that comes in two forms, the curled or flat leaf types. The former is often used as a garnish and the latter as a seasoning but both can be used in culinary dishes. Parsley seed sown with Carrot seed can help fight off Carrot flies. Parsley planted under Tomatoes can help the vigor of the Tomatoes while also acting as a ground cover to suppress weeds. Eating a sprig of parsley and washing it down despite the taste with ice-cold water can help obliterate bad breath. Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) – Parsnips are a biennial and are known for their difficult germination and their seeds having a very poor shelf life. They’re one of the few root vegetables that don’t really get any pests but if you can get them to germinate they can grow under Tomatoes just like carrots. Lovage (Levisticum officinale) – Lovage is essentially perennial miniature Celery with a flavor that is described as a mix of Celery and Parsley with more kick. The Leaves, roots and seeds are all used in culinary and herbal/medicinal recipes and this plant is said to help pretty much everything else do better. <Alt Text 3 of 4>

<Alt Text 4 of 4> [Author's note: As far as I know, there are no specimens of Poison Hemlock in my area of North Carolina. Due to this, the picture here is fromt eh Wikipedia page for Posion Hemlock. The picture originates William & Wilma Follette via the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. 1992.] For the purposes of companion planting someone is inevitably going to ask about the two problem children of the Carrot Family; Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum) and, Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum). The first one was used historically to kill Socrates after he was convicted of corrupting the youth of Athens. Poison Hemlock is a biennial and looks a lot like a Wild Carrot but, Hemlock can get well over eight feet tall, has hollow stems and when it’s foliage is crushed or bruised it emits a unpleasant odor. Also purple spotting is likely to be present on the stems of Poison Hemlock. Giant Hogweed which is considered a noxious invasive plant has phototoxic sap that can really mess up your skin. Giant Hogweed can get up to 18 feet tall and has leaves that almost resemble those on an unrelated Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus). Giant Hogweed also has hollow purple spotted stems that are often 2-6” in diameter with coarse bristles and leaves may be as wide as 8 feet. In short everything on this plant is massive. It thus far has only been found in Watauga County near blowing rock in NC. For the next bit about companion planting, I’m going to take a look at the Onion family and then after that the Cabbage family. <Alt Text 4 of 4>

The Wild Harvest Digest: February 2026, #2

Good Morning Neighbors,

As a follow-up to my mention of Companion Planting a few posts back today I'm taking a look at one plant family in common use for herbal, medicinal and culinary purposes. #Apiaceae

#VegetableRes
Male sterility is key for hybrid seed production in carrot, celery & other Apiaceae veggies. This review explores types & genes for breeders.
Details: maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/veg...
#Apiaceae #HybridBreeding

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Angelica sylvestris L., flowering in September 2025 near Masone (GE, Liguria, Italy). #Botany #LigurianFlora #Apiaceae

Angelica sylvestris L., flowering in September 2025 near Masone (GE, Liguria, Italy). #Botany #LigurianFlora #Apiaceae

Angelica sylvestris L., flowering in September 2025 near Masone (GE, Liguria, Italy). #Botany #LigurianFlora #Apiaceae

Angelica sylvestris L., flowering in September 2025 near Masone (GE, Liguria, Italy). #Botany #LigurianFlora #Apiaceae

Angelica sylvestris L., flowering in September 2025 near Masone (GE, Liguria, Italy). An Eurasian species, quite common in inland and montane areas of central and eastern Liguria, locally present also at low altitude and river mouths between Genoa and Savona. #Botany #LigurianFlora #Apiaceae

A microscopy photo showing most of a Daucus plant, including seed pods on shoots to the right and a shoot to the left with flowers.

A close-up of the seed pod of the plant. It's ovoid and covered in spikey white bristles.

A close-up of the flowers of the plant. They have 5 tiny purple petals on top of a ovoid ovary. they are incredibly small and most of their parts are covered in bristles, obstructing much from view.

#Daucus glochidiatus, aka Australian carrot! This is a plant in the family #Apiaceae and can be anywhere from 3-60cm tall. Its flowers are impossibly tiny, only about 1.5mm in diameter with minute purple petals (which made it difficult to photograph, even with a microscope!).

@chuls #apiaceae hedge parsley?

browning seedhead in a rosette of tough spiky leaves, veined with white

more of the plant showing some blue flowers still remaining.

Sea Holly, some flowers still showing blue, Southwold dunes. Looking it up, why I am I surprised (except I see it rarely) that it's in #Apiaceae. #WildflowerHour #SuffolkNature

New illustration, the Eryngium plant.

Commonly known as Sea Holly, this plant is striking not only for its blue coloring, but also its sculptural flowers and leaves.

#Apiaceae #seaholly #eryngium #floral #flowers #floralcards #floraldesign #botanicaldesign

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Alors pour la petite histoire cette plante est spéciale : une sorte de carotte qui se serait transformée en cactus, pour caricaturer.

Une des rares plantes à fleurs à résister aussi bien au sel donc au sec.

Super bon à manger, vitamine C etc, victime de son succès par endroits, et puis son […]

E aqui duas #Apiaceae na rota das muinheiras, em Luou (Téu): calibórcia (Heracleum sphondylium) e /Angelica silvestris/
#HoraDaFlora
#wildflowerhourGZ

A generally white flower with four branches making the form of a cross

Southern Cross (Xanthosia rotundifolia)

Endemic to the south west of Western Australia, with a distinct cross-like form it’s not hard to see where the common name for this species stems from

#ozflora #wildoz #Apiaceae #natuveplants #bloomscrolling

Wildflower families: Apiaceae - Lizzie Harper Wildflower families: Apiaceae is one in a series of blogs on wildflower families written & with botanical illustrations by Lizzie Harper

New blog on the #Apiaceae, or #Carrot #wildflower family:

lizzieharper.co.uk/2025/08/wild...

Apiaceae (or #Umbellifers) are hard to do #sciart illustrations of as plants are large but the leaflets and individual flowers are tiny. I still love them though

#botanicalillustration

@antoinnesterk it's a carrot :)

#apiaceae

The telomere‐to‐telomere genome of Sanicula chinensis unveils genetic underpinnings of low furanocoumarin diversity and content in one basal lineage of Apiaceae The T2T genome of Sanicula chinensis reveals limited furanocoumarin biosynthesis linked to altered expression, absence of biosynthetic gene cluster, and pseudogenization, offering new insights into s....

The telomere‐to‐telomere genome of Sanicula chinensis unveils genetic underpinnings of low furanocoumarin diversity and content in one basal lineage of Apiaceae

Weijun He, Donghua Hu, Miaoxian Guo, Bao Nie, Guangpu Zhang, et al..

@htsbiotechmoss.bsky.social #science #paper #apiaceae #genomics

I stole #borscht (hog weed) from nature (ditch by the road)

#Apiaceae #Heracleum #Botany #biology #plants #gardening

The telomere‐to‐telomere genome of Sanicula chinensis unveils genetic underpinnings of low furanocoumarin diversity and content in one basal lineage of Apiaceae The T2T genome of Sanicula chinensis reveals limited furanocoumarin biosynthesis linked to altered expression, absence of biosynthetic gene cluster, and pseudogenization, offering new insights into s...

I joined a collaboration some time ago, and it has become valuable. We managed to publish a paper. I try to share my experience and knowledge, and sometimes it pays back with a publication. More #genome knowledge to #Apiaceae. #Plantscience #plants #biology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

@morph tagging #apiaceae

Trójdzielny liść świerząbka na tle deszczu

Wydłużone rozłupki świerząbka

Kwiat baldaszkowaty świerząbka wraz z trójdzielnym listkiem

Świerząbek :) Chaerophyllum #apiaceae #baldaszkowate #selerowate #chabaziowate

Photo of the flat-topped cluster of tiny white flowers. A single, brown, enlarged, sterile flower is located in the center of the inflorescence.

Here’s a wildflower with a sterile flower in the inflorescence: Daucus carota (📷: Martin LaBar CCYBNC2). The dark bit in the center is a sterile flower, but its function has been debated. It may mimic a galled flower & deter real oviposition by gall midges. #Apiaceae #pollination #Botany 🌾🧪🌱

I was happy when my mother found an emplacement of #hogweed nearby. But today it turned out it was mowed with the grass it grew with in a ditch by the road. It won't give me the seeds I wanted from it. I think I have to steal the plant. I f*****g will.

#apiaceae

Close-up photo of the tight, spherical umbels of Eryngium. The flowers are blue, and each umbel is subtended by narrow, spine-tipped bracts. The stems are dark purple. Two small hoverflies are visible in the photo.

The great thing about Apiaceae is that the flowers offer easy access to nectar & pollen. Insects don’t need long, specialized mouthparts to get to the nectar. Eryngium planum has stinky flowers, but bumblebees and hoverflies love them. #Apiaceae #PollinatorWeek #Botany 🌾🧪🌱

Alt: Photo of dozens of flat-topped umbels of parsley. The flowers are tiny and greenish white.

It’s Pollinator Week, so let’s look at plants great for all kinds of pollinators. One of the best in my garden is parsley (Petroselinum crispum). When plants flower, the fragrant flowers have both nectar & pollen, attracting lots of small bees & hoverflies. #Apiaceae #PollinatorWeek #Botany 🌾🧪🌱

Aciphylla montana var. montana
Apiaceae
Crown Range, near Cardrona,
South Island, New Zealand,
June 2025
#AciphyllaMontana #Apiaceae #Taramea #Large-leavedSpeargrass #nzplants #NZflora #NewZealandFlora #nature #botany #Aotearoa #NewZealand

Plant growing in a shaded woodland bank

Close up of leaf

Close up of flowers

Close up of fruits

This week I’ve been looking for flowers that aren’t Cow Parsley (Anthricus sylvestris). No offence to Cow Parsley!

I think this dainty plant is Pignut (Conopodium majus) but I’d be grateful for confirmation #wildflowerID
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social #Apiaceae #CarrotFamily #umbellifer

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#apiaceae family is insane 😄

I initially started loving it because of how widely confusing it is. All those #plants look very much the same! In 2021 a paper appeared that investigated the genetics and it turned out it's even better - it was all wrong! The paper rearranged the genera, combined […]