Coriander also known as cilantro, Chinese
parsley or dhania, is an annual
herb in the family Apiaceae.
Coriander is native to regions spanning from southern Europe and North Africa
to southwestern Asia. It is a soft, hairless plant growing to 50 cm (20 in)
tall. The leaves are variable in shape, broadly lobed at the base of the plant,
and slender and feathery higher on the flowering stems. The flowers are borne in
small umbels,
white or very pale pink, asymmetrical, with the petals pointing away from the
centre of the umbel longer (5–6 mm) than those pointing towards it (only 1–3 mm
long). The fruit
is a globular, dry schizocarp 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) in diameter.
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