#umbel

• Pink sand verbena — (Botany) A species of trailing herbaceous plant in the genus Abronia, native to the west coast of North America (from British Columbia to Baja California); commonly known as the 'pink sand verbena', it is characterized by fragrant pink-purple flowers arranged in globose umbels and its adaptation to maritime sand dunes.
• Aegopodium — A genus of perennial herbaceous plants in the carrot family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), native to the temperate zones of Eurasia, remarkable for its highly vigorous and invasive underground rhizomes. Its type species is Aegopodium podagraria (commonly known as ground elder), a medicinal plant historically used to treat gout, characterized by compound leaves and flat-topped umbels of small white flowers.
• Star-of-Bethlehem — A regional popular name given in Romanian flora to the species Ornithogalum umbellatum, known literarily as 'bălușcă' (star-of-Bethlehem), or to wild varieties of Allium that develop small underground bulbs and fine inflorescences. From a structural standpoint, the plant is distinguished by slender stems, linear leaves crossed by a white central stripe, and star-shaped flowers of outstanding aesthetic purity, growing wildly in damp meadows or clearings. The term holds significant ethnobotanical value, being historically integrated into rural beliefs as an indicator plant of spring soil quality.
• Allium flavum — The scientific name of an ornamental onion species in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, Central and Eastern Europe (including the spontaneous flora of Romania), commonly known as 'yellow allium'. The plant produces unique, airy, and nodding fireworks-like inflorescences, composed of bell-shaped flowers of a bright lemon-yellow color, with a sweet and pleasant fragrance.
• Anise — An annual herbaceous plant in the umbellifer family (Pimpinella anisum), with entire lower leaves and divided upper leaves, small white flowers, and small, ovoid diachene fruits rich in aromatic volatile oils; the aromatic fruits of this plant, widely used as a spice in gastronomy, as a flavoring agent in the alcoholic beverage industry (liqueurs, ouzo, raki), and as a carminative, expectorant, and digestive stimulant remedy in medicine and pharmacy.
• Fennel — A popular synonymous name for fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), a perennial or biennial herbaceous plant in the umbellifer family, with a tall, branched stem, finely divided filiform leaves, and yellow flowers arranged in large umbels. Its fruits resemble common anise structurally and aromatically but are larger and have a sweeter-aromatic, slightly minty taste, used in medicine as a digestive tonic, antiseptic, and galactagogue, and in gastronomy as a vegetable or spice.
• Narcissus-flowered anemone — A scientific synonymous name for Anemonastrum narcissiflorum, a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Ranunculaceae, widely distributed across mountain, subalpine, and alpine zones of Europe, Asia, and North America. It is easily recognized by its unique umbel-like inflorescences, which cluster several large, immaculate white (or rarely pink) flowers, resembling the arrangement of daffodils.
• Many-flowered anemone — A species of perennial herbaceous plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to the mountainous regions of the Himalayas, Pakistan, northern India, and Nepal. It grows at high altitudes on alpine meadows and rocky slopes, recognized by its rich, umbel-like simple or compound inflorescences that cluster numerous large, immaculate white or slightly pinkish flowers, supported by vigorous and densely pubescent stems.
• Angelica archangelica — The scientific name (in Latin) for garden angelica, a biennial or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family, native to temperate regions of Northern Europe and Asia. The plant features a robust, cylindrical, and hollow stem that can reach heights of 2 to 2.5 meters, bearing large, globular umbels of small greenish-white flowers. Its fleshy rhizome and roots yield an aromatic milky juice and are extensively used in the pharmaceutical industry for their antispasmodic, carminative, tonic, and digestive properties, as well as in the production of fine liqueurs, bitters, or confectionery (candied stems).
• Angelica silvestris — The scientific name for wild angelica, a robust biennial or short-lived perennial herbaceous plant in the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family, native to temperate Europe and Central Asia. Growing up to 2.5 meters tall, it features erect, hollow, and often purplish stems, large 2-3 pinnate leaves, and flat-topped to rounded compound umbels bearing tiny white to pale pink flowers that bloom in late summer. It thrives in damp areas, meadows, and forest edges, possessing multichannel traits and milder medicinal properties compared to its cultivated counterpart.
• Angelica — A regional folk name used for angelica, an herbaceous plant of the umbellifer family known for its highly aromatic and medicinal properties. In Romanian phytotherapeutic tradition, the term refers to the wild or cultivated variants of the plant, whose roots and rhizomes are harvested in autumn to be used in preparing digestive, tonic, and antispasmodic remedies.
• Angelina-salbatica — A compound folk name designating the wild angelica species (Angelica silvestris), a robust perennial herbaceous plant native to meadow zones and forest edges in Romania. It differentiates from the cultivated variant through its often slenderer stature, distinctly purple stem, and flatter floral umbels, used in folk medicine as a milder therapeutic substitute for respiratory and digestive ailments.
• Angelica — A traditional, regional, or archaic variant spelling for 'angelică' (garden angelica); a robust herbaceous plant in the umbellifer family, featuring tall stems, large globular inflorescences, and a strong aromatic scent. In traditional phytotherapy, its roots and rhizomes rich in essential oils are harvested in autumn for preparing gastric, antispasmodic, and tonic remedies. As an adjective (feminine form of anghelic), it describes a trait characterized by pure gentleness, innocence, or ideal beauty reminiscent of an angel.
• Angelica — A regional or archaic folk variant for 'angelică' (garden angelica) or 'angelină', denoting a robust herbaceous plant in the umbellifer family, historically prized in Romanian villages for its outstanding medicinal and aromatic properties. Its roots and fleshy stems are utilized in traditional phytotherapy as a digestive tonic, stomachic, and antispasmodic, popularly recognized under the metaphorical name of angel herb.
• Antapex — An imaginary point on the celestial sphere, located in the constellation Columba, away from which the solar system moves in its global galactic motion relative to nearby stars. This astronomical structural element is located exactly one hundred and eighty degrees away, being diametrically opposed to the solar apex.
• Apium — A genus of herbaceous plants within the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), distributed worldwide, whose most widely cultivated and known species for its aromatic and nutritional qualities is Apium graveolens (common celery, including the root, leaf, and stalk/apio varieties).
• Araliaceae — An extensive family of dicotyledonous plants (Araliaceae), encompassing shrubs, trees, lianas, and herbaceous plants distributed primarily in tropical and subtropical regions, but with significant representatives in temperate zones. They are characterized by compound leaves, umbel-type inflorescences, and the presence of secretory ducts for resins or essential oils, including genera of high economic, medicinal, and ornamental value such as Hedera (ivy), Panax (ginseng), and Aralia.
• Chervil — An annual herbaceous plant in the umbellifer family (Anthriscus cerefolium), with finely divided, aromatic leaves and small white flowers; it is widely cultivated as a culinary herb due to its refined, slightly sweet flavor reminiscent of anise and parsley, and is also used in folk medicine for its depurative and diuretic properties.
• Cow parsley — A popular Romanian name assigned to a wild herbaceous plant in the umbellifer family (Anthriscus sylvestris), related to garden chervil but larger in size with rougher leaves; it grows spontaneously at forest edges, roadsides, or wet meadows and, despite resembling aromatic herbs, has low culinary value and is sometimes considered an invasive weed.
• Cow parsley — A popular name attributed to a wild herbaceous plant of the umbellifer family, resembling cultivated chervil in appearance but having larger dimensions, rigid stems, and a harsh, unpleasant aroma; it grows spontaneously on roadsides, in ditches, ruins, or uncultivated lands, often considered a weed in agriculture and associated in empirical phytotherapy with certain external remedies.