Ammi is a genus of about six species of summer-flowering plants in the carrot family Apiaceae. They are native to southern Europe, northern Africa and south-western Asia. They have fern-like leaves and white or cream coloured lace-like flowers borne in branched, rounded umbels.[1]
Ammi spp. (Bishops weed) is prohibited by the Australian New Zealand Food Standards code under standard 1.4.4 due to active constituents:
Ammi majus, A. visnaga and their cultivars are frequently seen in gardens where they are grown as annuals or biennials.
The following species are recognised in the genus Ammi:[2]