Ammi visnaga

Ammi visnaga, commonly known as Pick Tooth, belongs to the group of annual and biennial plants.

Contents 1 Naming 2 Taxonomy 3 Characteristics 3.1 Growth 3.2 Wood and Bark 3.3 Leaves 3.4 Flowers and Fruit 3.5 Root System 4 Distribution 5 Cultivation 6 Uses 7 Maintenance 8 Varities and Cultivars 9 Poisonousness 10 Pests and Diseases 11 Man and Ammi visnaga 11.1 History 11.2 Ammi visnaga in art 11.3 Symbolism 11.4 Superstition 12 See also 13 References 13.1 Literature 13.2 Footnotes 14 Non-commercial Links

[edit] Naming

Ammi visnaga was already described and the name validly published by Carl Linnaeus. It was not until 1778, however, that Jean Baptiste de Monnet de Lamarck reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics.

[edit] Taxonomy

The Pick Tooth is a species in the genus Ammi (bullwort) which contains 10 species and belongs to the family of the Apiaceae (Carrot Family).

[edit] Characteristics

[edit] Growth

The plants grow to a height of approximately 1 meter.

[edit] Wood and Bark

[edit] Leaves

Ammi visnaga is a decidious plant with bipinnate leaves. The leaves are arranged opposite one another. They are linear with entire margins.

[edit] Flowers and Fruit

The flowers are five-petaled. The plants bloom from July to September. The flowers are arranged in combound umbels.

The fruits are achenes.

[edit] Root System

[edit] Distribution

Ammi visnaga is native to France, the Iberian Peninsula, the Apennine Peninsula, the Balkan Peninsula, Turkey, Cyprus, north Iraq, Iran, the Canary Islands and North Afrika and is naturalized in North America, Mexico, Chile and Argentina.

[edit] Cultivation

The Pick Tooth prefers a sunny to half shady site and can withstand temperatures down to -23,3º C. It grows best in sandy or pebbly, loamy soil that is moist.

[edit] Uses

Ammi visnaga is used medicinally.

[edit] Maintenance

[edit] Varities and Cultivars

[edit] Poisonousness

 Please read the health issues note! 

[edit] Pests and Diseases

[edit] Man and Ammi visnaga

[edit] History

[edit] Ammi visnaga in art

[edit] Symbolism

[edit] Superstition

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Literature

• Walter Erhardt, Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold: Der große Zander. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7. (Ger.)
• Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003, ISBN 0-7513-3738-2.
• efloras.org

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] Non-commercial Links

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• United States Department of Agriculturees:Ammi visnagafr:Ammi visnaga