Ammodaucus
Genus of flowering plants
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Ammodaucus leucotrichus is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae and the sole member of the genus Ammodaucus. It is endemic to northern Africa, including the Canary Islands.[1]
| Ammodaucus | |
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| Ammodaucus leucotrichus - MHNT | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Scandiceae |
| Subtribe: | Daucinae |
| Genus: | Ammodaucus Coss. & Dur. |
| Species: | A. leucotrichus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ammodaucus leucotrichus | |
In Morocco, the plant is known as kammūn ṣūfī ("wooly cumin"), and is used medicinally in teas and compresses to treat a variety of ailments, including snake bites and respiratory ailments.[2]
