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{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image =Astomaea seselifolia 1.jpg
|image_caption = Astomaea seselifolia
|display_parents = 2
|taxon = Astomaea
|authority = [[Ludwig Reichenbach|Rchb.]]
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision =
* ''[[Astomaea galiocarpa]]''
* ''[[Astomaea seselifolium]]''
| synonyms =
* ''Astoma'' <small>[[A. P. de Candolle|DC.]]</small>
* ''Astomatopsis'' <small>{{ill|Yevgeny Korovin (botanist)|lt=Korovin|ru|Коровин, Евгений Петрович}}</small>
}}
'''''Astomaea''''' is a genus of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Apiaceae]], with 2 species.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Apiaceae/Astomaea/|title=Astomaea — The Plant List|website=www.theplantlist.org|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1004010-1|title=Astomaea galiocarpa (Korovin) Pimenov & Kljuykov {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science|website=Plants of the World Online|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref> It is [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[Southwest Asia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:910047-1|title=Astomaea seselifolia (DC.) Rauschert {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science|website=Plants of the World Online|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://flora.org.il:443/en/plants/ASTSES/|title=Astomaea seselifolium DC.|website=Flora of Israel Online|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref>
Roots and bulbs of ''Astoma seselifolia'' are often collected and then roasted and eaten.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ḳrispil |first=Nissim |author-link= |title=A Bag of Plants (The Useful Plants of Israel) |publisher=Cana Publishing House Ltd. |year=1983 |volume=1 (A.-G.) |location=Jerusalem |pages=84–87 |language=he |oclc=959573975}}, s.v. ''[[Astoma seselifolium]]'' (אסתום)</ref>
==Species==
* ''[[Astomaea galiocarpa]]''
* ''[[Astomaea seselifolia]]''
==References==
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[[Category:Apioideae]]
[[Category:Apioideae genera]]
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