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Artedia

Artedia is a genus of flowering plant in the Apiaceae. Its only species is Artedia squamata, native to Cyprus, Western Asia and the Transcaucasus.

Last revised
Jul 31, 2026
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Length
111 w
Citations
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Source
Artedia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Scandiceae
Genus: Artedia
L.1
Species:
A. squamata
Binomial name
Artedia squamata
L.1

Artedia is a genus of flowering plant in the Apiaceae. Its only species is Artedia squamata, native to Cyprus, Western Asia and the Transcaucasus.1

Carl Linnaeus named the species after his friend, the naturalist Peter Artedi.2

References

References

  1. "Artedia L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  2. Beil, Karen Magnuson (2019). What Linnaeus Saw: A Scientist's Quest to Name Every Living Thing. New York: W W Norton & Co. ISBN 9781324004691.