''Chaerophyllum'' is a genus of

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in the family

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, with 35 species native to

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. It includes the cultivated root vegetable '' Chaerophyllum bulbosum'' (turnip rooted chervil). File:Chaerophyllum bulbosum W.jpg, '' Chaerophyllum bulbosum'' File:Chaerophyllum procumbens - Spreading Chervil.jpg, '' Chaerophyllum procumbens'' The genus name is an alteration of

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, from

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( " chervil"), from ( "to be glad") and ( "leaf").

Species

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accepted 69 species: *'' Chaerophyllum aksekiense'' A.Duran & H.Duman *'' Chaerophyllum andicola'' (Kunth) K.F.Chung *'' Chaerophyllum angelicifolium'' M.Bieb. *''

Chaerophyllum argenteum ''Chaerophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, with 35 species native to Europe, Asia, North America, and northern Africa. It includes the cultivated root vegetable '' Chaerophyllum bulbosum'' (turnip rooted chervil). F ...

'' (Hook.f.) K.F.Chung *'' Chaerophyllum aromaticum'' L. *'' Chaerophyllum astrantiae'' Boiss. & Balansa *'' Chaerophyllum atlanticum'' Coss. ex Batt. *'' Chaerophyllum aurantiacum'' Post *'' Chaerophyllum aureum'' L. *''

Chaerophyllum australianum ''Chaerophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, with 35 species native to Europe, Asia, North America, and northern Africa. It includes the cultivated root vegetable '' Chaerophyllum bulbosum'' (turnip rooted chervil). F ...

'' K.F.Chung *''

Chaerophyllum azorellaceum ''Chaerophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, with 35 species native to Europe, Asia, North America, and northern Africa. It includes the cultivated root vegetable '' Chaerophyllum bulbosum'' (turnip rooted chervil). F ...

'' (Buwalda) K.F.Chung *''

Chaerophyllum azoricum ''Chaerophyllum azoricum'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, endemic to the Azores. It inhabits ''Erica'' and ''Calluna'' shrubland, natural meadows of altitude, cliffs and slopes, woods of ''Pittosporum ''Pittosporum'' ...

'' Trel. *''

Chaerophyllum basicola ''Chaerophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, with 35 species native to Europe, Asia, North America, and northern Africa. It includes the cultivated root vegetable '' Chaerophyllum bulbosum'' (turnip rooted chervil). F ...

'' (Heenan & Molloy) K.F.Chung *''

Chaerophyllum bobrovii ''Chaerophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, with 35 species native to Europe, Asia, North America, and northern Africa. It includes the cultivated root vegetable '' Chaerophyllum bulbosum'' (turnip rooted chervil). F ...

'' Schischk. *''

Chaerophyllum borneense ''Chaerophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, with 35 species native to Europe, Asia, North America, and northern Africa. It includes the cultivated root vegetable '' Chaerophyllum bulbosum'' (turnip rooted chervil). F ...

'' (Merr.) K.F.Chung *''

Chaerophyllum borodinii ''Chaerophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, with 35 species native to Europe, Asia, North America, and northern Africa. It includes the cultivated root vegetable '' Chaerophyllum bulbosum'' (turnip rooted chervil). F ...

'' Albov *''

Chaerophyllum brevipes ''Chaerophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, with 35 species native to Europe, Asia, North America, and northern Africa. It includes the cultivated root vegetable '' Chaerophyllum bulbosum'' (turnip rooted chervil). F ...

'' (Mathias & Constance) K.F.Chung *'' Chaerophyllum bulbosum'' L. *'' Chaerophyllum buwaldianum'' (Mathias & Constance) K.F.Chung *'' Chaerophyllum byzantinum'' Boiss. *'' Chaerophyllum colensoi'' (Hook.f.) K.F.Chung *'' Chaerophyllum coloratum'' L. *'' Chaerophyllum confusum'' Woronow ex Grossh. *'' Chaerophyllum creticum'' Boiss. & Heldr. *''

Chaerophyllum crinitum ''Chaerophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, with 35 species native to Europe, Asia, North America, and northern Africa. It includes the cultivated root vegetable ''Chaerophyllum bulbosum'' (turnip rooted chervil). Fi ...

'' Boiss. *'' Chaerophyllum dasycarpum'' (Hook. ex S.Watson) Nutt. ex Bush *'' Chaerophyllum daucoides'' (d'Urv.) K.F.Chung *'' Chaerophyllum elegans'' Gaudin *'' Chaerophyllum eriopodum'' (DC.) K.F.Chung *'' Chaerophyllum guatemalense'' K.F.Chung *'' Chaerophyllum gunnii'' (Mathias & Constance) K.F.Chung *'' Chaerophyllum hakkiaricum'' Hedge & Lamond *'' Chaerophyllum heldreichii'' Orph. *'' Chaerophyllum hirsutum'' L. *'' Chaerophyllum humile'' M.Bieb. *'' Chaerophyllum involucratum'' (Hayata) K.F.Chung *'' Chaerophyllum karsianum'' Kit Tan & Ocakv. *'' Chaerophyllum khorossanicum'' Czerniak. ex Schischk. *'' Chaerophyllum leucolaenum'' Boiss. *'' Chaerophyllum libanoticum'' Boiss. & Kotschy *'' Chaerophyllum lineare'' (Hemsl.) K.F.Chung *'' Chaerophyllum macropodum'' Boiss. *'' Chaerophyllum macrospermum'' (Willd. ex Schult.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Hohen. *'' Chaerophyllum meyeri'' Boiss. & Buhse *'' Chaerophyllum nanhuense'' (Chih H.Chen & J.C.Wang) K.F.Chung *'' Chaerophyllum nivale'' Hedge & Lamond *'' Chaerophyllum nodosum'' (L.) Crantz *'' Chaerophyllum novae-zelandiae'' K.F.Chung *'' Chaerophyllum orizabae'' (I.M.Johnst.) K.F.Chung *'' Chaerophyllum papuanum'' (Buwalda) K.F.Chung *'' Chaerophyllum plicatum'' (Mathias & Constance) K.F.Chung *'' Chaerophyllum posofianum'' Erik & Demirkus *'' Chaerophyllum prescottii'' DC. *'' Chaerophyllum procumbens'' (L.) Crantz *'' Chaerophyllum pulvinificum'' (F.Muell.) K.F.Chung *'' Chaerophyllum pumilum'' (Ridl.) K.F.Chung *'' Chaerophyllum ramosum'' (Hook.f.) K.F.Chung *'' Chaerophyllum reflexum'' Lindl. *''

Chaerophyllum roseum ''Chaerophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, with 35 species native to Europe, Asia, North America, and northern Africa. It includes the cultivated root vegetable '' Chaerophyllum bulbosum'' (turnip rooted chervil). F ...

'' M.Bieb. *'' Chaerophyllum rubellum'' Albov *'' Chaerophyllum sessiliflorum'' (Hook.f.) K.F.Chung *'' Chaerophyllum syriacum'' Heldr. & Ehrenb. ex Boiss. *'' Chaerophyllum tainturieri'' Hook. & Arn. *'' Chaerophyllum taiwanianum'' (Masam.) K.F.Chung *''

Chaerophyllum temulum ''Chaerophyllum temulum'', the rough chervil, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. Unlike several other species in the genus, ''Chaerophyllum temulum'' is poisonous.Starý, František, Poisonous Plants (Hamlyn colour guides) ...

'' L. *'' Chaerophyllum tenuifolium'' Poir. *'' Chaerophyllum tolucanum'' (I.M.Johnst.) K.F.Chung *'' Chaerophyllum villarsii'' W.D.J.Koch *'' Chaerophyllum villosum'' Wall. ex DC.

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Apioideae genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Apiaceae-stub