Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm.
wild chervil
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
wild chervil
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Annual or biennial herb from a taproot; stems branching, glabrous, to sparsely soft-hairy, 50-100 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal and stem leaves similar, triangular in outline, glabrous to sparsely soft-hairy, reduced upwards.
Flowers:
Inflorescence small, on stalks 2 cm long, borne opposite the upper leaves, in umbrella-like clusters.
Fruits:
Linear, 6-7 mm long, including the 1 mm long beak, the beak 1/6 the length of the body, glabrous.
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Habitat and Range
Wet to moist disturbed sites, fields and margins of woods in the lowland and montane zones; rare in SW and SE BC; introduced from Europe.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Chaerophyllum sylvestre L.
Taxonomic Keys
KEY TO ANTHRISCUS
1. Fruits egg-shaped, with coarse, hooked hairs; leaves with coarse hairs A. caucalis 1. Fruits linear to lanceolate, glabrous; leaves glabrous or with long, soft hairs. 2. Fruits lanceolate, the beak 1/6 the length of the body; bractlets lance-egg-shaped A. sylvestris 2. Fruits linear, the beak 1/3 the length of the body; bractlets lance-linear A. cerefolium |