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Apiaceae

3-Biennial plants

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Many members of the Apiaceae in temperate regions are herbaceous plants — annuals, biennials, and perennials. Many species are biennials, like carrots, that produce leaves and an underground root the first year, then flower, set seed, and die during the second year

Photo by K. R. Robertson at the Montreal Botanic Garden, Quebec.

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