Cilantro
Coriandrum sativum
About
Coriander (UK: /ˌkɒrɪˈændər/; US: /ˈkɔːriˌændər/ or /ˌkɔːriˈændər/; Coriandrum sativum), also known as cilantro (/sɪˈlɑːntroʊ/) or Chinese parsley, is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. All parts of the plant are edible, but the fresh leaves and the dried seeds are the parts most traditionally used in cooking.
- Family
- Apiaceae
How to use it
This annual herb is primarily utilized as a culinary ingredient. Both its fresh leaves, commonly referred to as cilantro, and its dried seeds are widely used to add flavor to dishes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
In the kitchen
Every part of this annual herb is edible. In the kitchen, the fresh leaves and the dried seeds are the parts most traditionally used for cooking.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Cilantro
- Slug
- cilantro
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Coriandrum
- Species
- sativum
- Category
- Herb
- Wikidata QID
- Q41611
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 48
Generated sections & citations
summaryinaturalist
fun_facts_kidsllm_gemini · confidence 1.00
- inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriandrum sativum
- wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriander
fun_facts_adultllm_gemini · confidence 1.00
- inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriandrum sativum
- wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriander
cookingllm_gemini · confidence 1.00
- inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriandrum sativum
how_to_usellm_gemini · confidence 1.00
- inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriandrum sativum
- wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriander