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Taxon:  Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam.



Summary
Genus:
Ammi
Family:
Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)
Subfamily:
Apioideae
Tribe:
Apieae
Nomen number:
2900
Place of publication:
Fl. franç. 3:462. 1779 ("1778")
Verified:
05/20/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (3  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Daucus visnaga L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Visnaga daucoides Gaertn.

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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
bisnaga –
khella –
lesser bishop's-weed –
toothpick ammi –
toothpickplant –
Arabic
sewak en-nabi –
French
herbe aux cure dents –
German
Bischofskraut –
Zahnstocher-Ammei –
Zahnstocherkraut –
Italian
visnaga commune –
Portuguese (Brazil)
bisnagueira –
visnagueira –
Spanish
escuradentis –
visnaga –
Swedish
tandpetarsilja –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern Asia******  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s. & Corsica
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. Baleares
2CultivatedAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
2CultivatedAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
2CultivatedAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
2CultivatedEuropeEast EuropeMoldova  
2CultivatedEuropeEast EuropeUkraine  
2CultivatedNorthern America Mexico  
2CultivatedNorthern America United States  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, ******, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Greece, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (s. & Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Pakistan
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Moldova, Ukraine
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico, United States
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
Medicines
Vertebrate poisons
birds (fide Kingsbury) –


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