Characteristics:

Carrot & celery family

Usually aromatic

Ribbed stems make you think of celery

They all have an umbel for an inflourescence (Umbelliferae)

Hollow stems

inflorescence in umbel form: radially symmetrical, 5 sepals, 5 petals, and 5 stamens

Contains around 300 genera

Interesting...

Alot of herbs and spices come from this family

Includes toxic plants such as Hemlock.

Some have been used in folk medicine as birth control.

The umbel attracts beneficial insects that eat harmful insects that are detrimental to crops.

Notable members:

Dill; Anethum graveolens

Celery; Apium graveolens

Carraway; Carum carvi

Pennywort; Centella asiatica

Poison Hemlock; Conium maculatum

Coriander; Coriandrum sativum

Carrot; Daucus carota

Fennel; Foeniculum vulgare

Parsley; Petroselinium crispum

Parsnip; Pastinaca sativa