''Anthriscus'' (chervils) is a common plant genus of the family
Apiaceae, growing in
Europe
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and temperate parts of
Asia
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. It comprises 15 species. The genus grows in meadows and verges on slightly wet porous soils. One species, ''
Anthriscus cerefolium'' is cultivated and used in the kitchen to flavor foods.
''Anthriscus'' species are used as food plants by the
larva
A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle.
...
e of some
Lepidoptera
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species including the
mouse moth (recorded on
cow parsley).
The hollow
stem
Stem or STEM may refer to:
Plant structures
* Plant stem, a plant's aboveground axis, made of vascular tissue, off which leaves and flowers hang
* Stipe (botany), a stalk to support some other structure
* Stipe (mycology), the stem of a mushro ...
is erect and branched, ending in compound
umbels
In botany, an umbel is an inflorescence that consists of a number of short flower stalks (called pedicels) that spread from a common point, somewhat like umbrella ribs. The word was coined in botanical usage in the 1590s, from Latin ''umbella'' "p ...
of small white or greenish
flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechanis ...
s. The
leaves
A leaf ( : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leaves, st ...
are bipinnate or tripinnate.
Species of ''Anthriscus''
* ''
Anthriscus africana
''Anthriscus'' (chervils) is a common plant genus of the family Apiaceae, growing in Europe and temperate parts of Asia. It comprises 15 species. The genus grows in meadows and verges on slightly wet porous soils. One species, '' Anthriscus cer ...
'' Hook. f. (Africa)
* ''
Anthriscus caucalis'' M. Bieb. - Bur chervil (native to Africa and Eurasia, introduced elsewhere)
* ''
Anthriscus cerefolium'' (L.) Hoffm. - Garden chervil, French parsley (native to Eurasia, introduced elsewhere)
* ''
Anthriscus fumarioides
''Anthriscus'' (chervils) is a common plant genus of the family Apiaceae, growing in Europe and temperate parts of Asia. It comprises 15 species. The genus grows in meadows and verges on slightly wet porous soils. One species, '' Anthriscus cer ...
'' (Waldst. & Kit.) Spreng. (Albania, Greece, Italy, Yugoslavia)
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Anthriscus glacialis
''Anthriscus'' (chervils) is a common plant genus of the family Apiaceae, growing in Europe and temperate parts of Asia. It comprises 15 species. The genus grows in meadows and verges on slightly wet porous soils. One species, '' Anthriscus cer ...
Lipsky (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan)
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Anthriscus kotschyi
''Anthriscus'' (chervils) is a common plant genus of the family Apiaceae, growing in Europe and temperate parts of Asia. It comprises 15 species. The genus grows in meadows and verges on slightly wet porous soils. One species, '' Anthriscus cer ...
'' Fenzl ex Boiss. (Transcaucasus, Turkey)
* ''
Anthriscus lamprocarpa
''Anthriscus'' (chervils) is a common plant genus of the family Apiaceae, growing in Europe and temperate parts of Asia. It comprises 15 species. The genus grows in meadows and verges on slightly wet porous soils. One species, '' Anthriscus cer ...
'' Boiss. (Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Turkey)
* ''
Anthriscus mollis
''Anthriscus'' (chervils) is a common plant genus of the family Apiaceae, growing in Europe and temperate parts of Asia. It comprises 15 species. The genus grows in meadows and verges on slightly wet porous soils. One species, '' Anthriscus cer ...
'' Boiss. & Reut.
* ''
Anthriscus nemorosa
''Anthriscus'' (chervils) is a common plant genus of the family Apiaceae, growing in Europe and temperate parts of Asia. It comprises 15 species. The genus grows in meadows and verges on slightly wet porous soils. One species, '' Anthriscus cer ...
'' (M. Bieb.) Spreng (Africa and Eurasia)
* ''
Anthriscus nitida
''Anthriscus'' (chervils) is a common plant genus of the family Apiaceae, growing in Europe and temperate parts of Asia. It comprises 15 species. The genus grows in meadows and verges on slightly wet porous soils. One species, '' Anthriscus cer ...
'' (Wahlenb.) Garcke (Europe)
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Anthriscus ruprechtii
''Anthriscus'' (chervils) is a common plant genus of the family Apiaceae, growing in Europe and temperate parts of Asia. It comprises 15 species. The genus grows in meadows and verges on slightly wet porous soils. One species, '' Anthriscus cer ...
'' Boiss. (Transcaucasus, Turkey)
* ''
Anthriscus schmalhausenii
''Anthriscus'' (chervils) is a common plant genus of the family Apiaceae, growing in Europe and temperate parts of Asia. It comprises 15 species. The genus grows in meadows and verges on slightly wet porous soils. One species, '' Anthriscus cer ...
'' (Albov) Koso-Pol. (Transcaucasus)
* ''
Anthriscus sylvestris
''Anthriscus sylvestris'', known as cow parsley, wild chervil, wild beaked parsley, Queen Anne's lace or keck, is a herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant in the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), genus '' Anthriscus''. It is also some ...
'' (L.) Hoffm. - Wild chervil (native to Africa and Eurasia, introduced elsewhere)
* ''
Anthriscus tenerrima
''Anthriscus'' (chervils) is a common plant genus of the family Apiaceae, growing in Europe and temperate parts of Asia. It comprises 15 species. The genus grows in meadows and verges on slightly wet porous soils. One species, '' Anthriscus cer ...
'' Boiss. & Spruner (Greece, Turkey)
* ''
Anthriscus velutinus
''Anthriscus'' (chervils) is a common plant genus of the family Apiaceae, growing in Europe and temperate parts of Asia. It comprises 15 species. The genus grows in meadows and verges on slightly wet porous soils. One species, '' Anthriscus cer ...
'' Sommier & Levier (Transcaucasus)
Etymology
The name is from the Latin ''Anthriscus'' and Greek ''anthriskos'', names for
chervil, and may be connected to the Greek ''athēr'', the "beard" of
grain
A grain is a small, hard, dry fruit ( caryopsis) – with or without an attached hull layer – harvested for human or animal consumption. A grain crop is a grain-producing plant. The two main types of commercial grain crops are cereals and legum ...
.
References
External links
Anthriscus Plant Information
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Apioideae
Apioideae genera