Ammoselinum giganteum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ammoselinum giganteum J. M. Coult. & Rose

Desert sand parsley, Desert umbel

2011 Steve Matson

Ammoselinum giganteum is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Genus:	Ammoselinum
Family:	Apiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


ICPN	Ammoselinum occidentale
CNPS	Spermolepis gigantea

Information about Ammoselinum giganteum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (AMGI) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/06/2023).