Anthriscus caucalis M. Bieb.
bur chervil
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
bur chervil
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Annual or biennial herb from a taproot; stems branched, glabrous, 40-90 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal and stem leaves similar, triangular in outline, stalked, reduced upwards, coarse-hairy.
Flowers:
Inflorescence small, on short stalks 2 cm long opposite the upper leaves, in umbrella-like clusters of 3-7 flowers, each with a ring of short, flattened hairs.
Fruits:
Egg-shaped, 4 mm long, covered with short, thick, hooked prickles and an unarmed short stout beak.
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Habitat and Range
Moist fields, ditches, disturbed sites and waste places in the lowland zone; rare in SW BC, known from SE Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and the Fraser River delta; introduced from Europe.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Anthriscus neglecta var. scandix (Scop.) Hyl.
Anthriscus scandicina
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 |