Astomaea

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image =Astomaea seselifolia 1.jpg

|image_caption = Astomaea seselifolia

|display_parents = 2

|taxon = Astomaea

|authority = Rchb.

|subdivision_ranks = Species

|subdivision =

• Astomaea galiocarpa
• Astomaea seselifolium

| synonyms =

• Astoma DC.
• Astomatopsis {{ill|Yevgeny Korovin (botanist)|lt=Korovin|ru|Коровин, Евгений Петрович}}

}}

Astomaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, with 2 species.{{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}}{{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}} It is endemic to Southwest Asia.{{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}}{{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}}

Roots and bulbs of Astoma seselifolia are often collected and then roasted and eaten.{{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)