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.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.

Illustration Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Chaerophyllum sylvestre L.