Visnaga daucoides

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Species Distribution Map
Family:APIACEAE
Species:Visnaga daucoides Gaertn.
Common Name:Bisnaga; Toothpick Weed
Habitat:Disturbed sites, roadsides, along railroad tracks.
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Biennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:A native of Europe and only represented in our flora from collections of ballast grounds in the 19th century. This taxon is likely no longer an element of the Alabama flora.--B.R. Keener
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Persisting, Not Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyAPIACEAE - Carrot/Parsley family
Genus Visnaga
Species Visnaga daucoides Gaertn. - Bisnaga; Toothpick Weed

Citation

Citation Visnaga daucoides Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. i 92. t. 21. 1788.
Basionym: REPLACED: Daucus visnaga L. 1753.
Type: Without data, Herb. Clifford 89, Daucus 2 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypififed by Jafri, in Jafri & El-Gadi, Fl. Libya 117: 88. 1985.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Apium visnaga Apium visnaga (Linnaeus) Crantz, Cl. Umbell. Emend. 104. 1767.Daucus visnaga Linnaeus 1753. 
Daucus laevis Daucus laevis Salisbury, Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 162. 1796, nom. illegit.Daucus visnaga Linnaeus 1753. 
Daucus visnaga Daucus visnaga Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 242. 1753. Without data, Herb. Clifford 89, Daucus 2 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypififed by Jafri, in Jafri & El-Gadi, Fl. Libya 117: 88. 1985.
Selinum visnaga Selinum visnaga (Linnaeus) E. H. L. Krause, in Sturm, Deutschl. Fl., ed. 2. 12: 44. 1904.Daucus visnaga Linnaeus 1753. 
Sium visnaga Sium visnaga (Linnaeus) Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 106. 1812.Daucus visnaga Linnaeus 1753. 
Ammi visnaga Ammi visnaga (Linnaeus) Lamarck, Fl. Franç. [Lamarck] 3: 462. 1779.Daucus visnaga Linnaeus 1753. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Mobile

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: UNA

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1888 - 1888

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UNA00037159 Mobile _ Aug 1895 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam.
UNA00037164 Mobile 22 Jun 1888 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam.
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