Taxon:  Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam.



Summary
Genus:
Ammi
Family:
Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)
Subfamily:
Apioideae
Tribe:
Apieae
Nomen number:
2900
Place of publication:
Fl. franç. 3:462.  1779 ("1778")
Verified:
05/20/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
20 (15  active, 15  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Daucus visnaga L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Visnaga daucoides Gaertn.

Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)
Seed

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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  7. Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
  8. Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
  9. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  10. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
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  12. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
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  15. Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto. 1988. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23)
  16. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  17. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  18. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
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  24. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  25. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  26. Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:77.
  27. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
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  29. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
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  36. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
  37. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
  38. 1979. Bolshaya sovetskaya entsiklopediya (The Great Soviet Encyclopedia), 3rd edition.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbisnaga  1Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Englishkhella  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishlesser bishop's-weed  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishtoothpick ammi  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishtoothpickplant  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Arabicsewak en-nabi  2Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
Frenchherbe aux cure dents  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanBischofskraut  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
GermanZahnstocher-Ammei  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
GermanZahnstocherkraut  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianvisnaga commune  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Portuguese (Brazil)bisnagueira  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)visnagueira  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanishescuradentis  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishvisnaga  2Soukup, J. 1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana.
Swedishtandpetarsilja  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Pottier-Alapetite, G. 1979-1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, SicilyTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s. & CorsicaTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. BalearesTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
2CultivatedAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 1979. Bolshaya sovetskaya entsiklopediya (The Great Soviet Encyclopedia), 3rd edition.
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Zhang, X., coordinator. 2007. World Health Organization monographs on selected medicinal plants. 3:23.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Zhang, X., coordinator. 2007. World Health Organization monographs on selected medicinal plants. 3:23.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedNorthern America Mexico  Zhang, X., coordinator. 2007. World Health Organization monographs on selected medicinal plants. 3:23.
2CultivatedNorthern America United States  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  Zhang, X., coordinator. 2007. World Health Organization monographs on selected medicinal plants. 3:23.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  Zhang, X., coordinator. 2007. World Health Organization monographs on selected medicinal plants. 3:23.
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere 
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Greece, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (s. & Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Pakistan
Europe
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Moldova, Ukraine
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico, United States
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)

Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  2. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  3. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  4. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
  5. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  6. Pottier-Alapetite, G. 1979-1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones.
  7. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
  8. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  9. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  10. Zhang, X., coordinator. 2007. World Health Organization monographs on selected medicinal plants. 3:23.
  11. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
  12. 1979. Bolshaya sovetskaya entsiklopediya (The Great Soviet Encyclopedia), 3rd edition.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinessource of pharmaceutical agentkhellinDuke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinessource of pharmaceutical agentkhellinMcGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Medicinessource of pharmaceutical agentkhellinFarnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto. 1988. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23)
Vertebrate poisonsbirds Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=2900. Accessed 14 April 2026.