Flora of the Canary Islands

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Ammi procerum

Ammi procerum Lowe

Familia APIACEAE

Ammi procerum is a herbaceous plant of the Apiaceae family, commonly known as ‘ameo bastardo’.
It is a subspecies native to the subtropical biome of the Canary Islands (formally recorded on Gran Canaria) and the island of Madeira.
It is an annual herb, growing erect and branched, which can reach up to 1 metre in height. Its foliage consists of alternate, pinnately divided leaves with very narrow segments.
It produces large, loose, compound umbel-shaped inflorescences, bearing numerous bracts. Its small flowers are white and bloom mainly between April and July.
It develops a dry fruit that is ovoid or oblong in shape and laterally compressed, which splits into two mericarps when ripe.

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