Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Apiales > Apiaceae > Ammi > Ammi majusAmmi majus (large bullwort)Synonyms: Aethusa ammi; Ammi apiifolium; Ammi boeberi; Ammi broussonetii; Ammi cicutifolium (homotypic); Ammi diversifolium; Ammi diversifolium var. daucifolium; Ammi diversifolium var. glaucifolium; Ammi elatum; Ammi glaucifolium (heterotypic); Ammi intermedium; Ammi majus f. minimum; Ammi majus glaucifolium; Ammi majus intermedium; Ammi majus majus; Ammi majus var. apiifolium; Ammi majus var. daucifolium; Ammi majus var. glaucifolium (heterotypic); Ammi majus var. heterophyllum; Ammi majus var. intermedium; Ammi majus var. isophyllum; Ammi majus var. laciniatum; Ammi majus var. majus; Ammi majus var. serratum; Ammi majus var. tenue; Ammi majus var. tenuifolium; Ammi pauciradiatum (homotypic); Ammi pyrenaeum; Ammi topalii; Apium ammi (heterotypic); Apium ammi-maius; Apium elatum; Apium majus; Apium petraeum; Carum majus (heterotypic); Cuminum aethiopicum; Cuminum regium; Daucus glaber (heterotypic); Daucus parsae; Pimpinella dichotoma; Pimpinella dioica; Pimpinella lateriflora; Pimpinella ramosissima; Selinum ammoides; Sison ammi; Sison fasciculatum (homotypic); Sison haenkei (homotypic); Sison lateriflorum; Sison majus; Visnaga major (homotypic); Visnaga vulgaris Ammi majus—commonly called bishop's weed, false bishop's weed, bullwort, greater ammi, lady's lace, Queen Anne's lace or laceflower—is a plant originating in the Nile River Valley which has white lace-like flower clusters. It is a member of the carrot (Apiaceae) family. \n* \n* \n* |
| Edible [1] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | | Flower Type [1] | Hermaphrodite | | Hazards [1] | The root contains 8-methoxypsoralen, this stimulates the production of pigmentation in skin exposed to ultra-violet light, but it can cause side-effects. Use with caution; Skin contact with the sap is said to cause photo-sensitivity and/or dermatitis in some people; | | Lifespan [1] | Annual | | Pollinators [1] | Insects, Lepidoptera | | Scent [1] | The seed is strongly aromatic; | | Structure [3] | Herb | | Usage [1] | The root is chewed to give protection from strong sunlight. It contains 8-methoxypsoralen which stimulates production of pigment in skin exposed to U.V. light. Caution is advised, however, since it can cause side-effects; Other reports suggest that it is the seeds that are used; |  | | Height [1] | 30 inches (0.75 m) | | Width [1] | 16 inches (0.4 m) | | | Light Preference [2] | Mostly Sunny | | Soil Acidity [2] | Neutral | | Soil Fertility [2] | Rich | | Soil Moisture [2] | Mostly Dry |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License♦ 2Ellenberg, H., Weber, H.E., Dull, R., Wirth, V., Werner, W., Paulissen, D. (1991)
Zeigerwerte von Pflanzen in Mitteleuropa. Scripta Geobotanica 18, 1–248 ♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935 ♦ 4Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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