Ammoides pusilla (Brot.) Breistr.

Cerfolium (en), Cerfeuil (fr), Faux Ammi fluet (fr), Faux ammi fluet (fr), Faux ammi grêle (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Ammoides

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

The leaves are used as a flavouring for preparing snail soup.
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Edible leaves
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Cultivation

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Images

Leaf

Ammoides pusilla leaf picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ammoides pusilla flower picture by Sergio costantini (cc-by-sa)
Ammoides pusilla flower picture by Marco Scalisi (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ammoides pusilla world distribution map, present in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia

Conservation status

Ammoides pusilla threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:837507-1
WFO ID wfo-0000531207
COL ID CTPN
BDTFX ID 4134
INPN ID 82136
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ptychotis amoides Carum ammoides Petroselinum ammoides Ptychotis verticillata Ptychotis trachysperma Ptychotis morisiana Ptychotis aspera Seseli pusillum Seseli corsicum Ammoides leiocarpa Apium ammoides Ammoides verticillata Critamus ammoides Seseli verticillatum Seseli ammoides Bunium ammoides Ammoides verticillata f. elata Ammoides pusilla var. trachysperma Ammoides verticillata var. pusilla Ptychotis ammoides var. pusilla Ammoides verticillata var. trachysperma Ammoides pusilla