Turgenia

Turgenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, containing up to seven species.[1] The genus resembles Caucalis.[2] False carrot is a common name for plants in this genus.[3]

Turgenia
Turgenia latifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Scandiceae
Subtribe: Torilidinae
Genus: Turgenia
Hoffm.
Species
  • Turgenia brachyacantha Boiss.
  • Turgenia foeniculacea Fenzl
  • Turgenia heterocarpa DC.
  • Turgenia latifolia Hoffm.
  • Turgenia lisaeoides C.C.Towns.
  • Turgenia multiflora DC.
  • Turgenia tuberculata Boiss.

References
  1. http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Apiaceae/Turgenia/
  2. V. H. Heywood (1964). "Turgenia Hoffm.". In V. H. Heywood; D. H. Valentine; T. G. Tutin; N. A. Burges (eds.). Flora Europaea: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Flora Europaea. 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 372. ISBN 9780521066624.
  3. "Turgenia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 12 December 2015.


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