Anthriscus sylvestris

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Not to be confused with giant cow parsley (Heracleum mantegazzianum) or French cow parsley (Orlaya grandiflora)

Anthriscus sylvestris
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Anthriscus
Species:
A. sylvestris
Binomial name
Anthriscus sylvestris
(L.) Hoffm.
Synonyms[1]
Synonyms list
    • Anthriscus alpina (Vill.) Jord.
    • Anthriscus candollei Rouy & E.G.Camus
    • Anthriscus chaerophyllea (Lam.) Druce
    • Anthriscus dissectus C.H.Wright
    • Anthriscus elatior Besser
    • Anthriscus intermedia Schur
    • Anthriscus keniensis H.Wolff
    • Anthriscus laevigata Griseb.
    • Anthriscus nemorosa Baker & S.Moore nom. illeg.
    • Anthriscus pilosa Schur
    • Anthriscus procera Besser
    • Anthriscus torquata Duby
    • Anthriscus yunnanensis W.W.Sm.
    • Carum sylvestre (L.) Baill.
    • Caucalis aequicolorum All.
    • Cerefolium sylvestre (L.) Bubani
    • Cerefolium tenuifolium Beck
    • Chaerefolium sylvestre (L.) Schinz
    • Chaerophyllum affine Steud. ex A.Rich.
    • Chaerophyllum alpinum Vill.
    • Chaerophyllum angulatum Kit. ex Spreng.
    • Chaerophyllum ateanum (Pau) Pau
    • Chaerophyllum cadonense Schult. ex Steud.
    • Chaerophyllum ghilanicum Stapf & Wettst.
    • Chaerophyllum infestum Salisb.
    • Chaerophyllum lactescens Rochel ex Steud.
    • Chaerophyllum sylvestre L.
    • Chaerophyllum tumidum Gilib. nom. inval.
    • Myrrhis chaerophylloides Hance
    • Myrrhis sylvestris (L.) Spreng.
    • Oreochorte yunnanensis (W.W. Sm.) Koso-Pol.
    • Peucedanum dissectum (C.H. Wright) Dawe

Anthriscus sylvestris, known as cow parsley,[2] wild chervil,[2] wild beaked parsley, Queen Anne's lace or keck,[2][3] is a herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant in the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae),[4] genus Anthriscus. It is also sometimes called mother-die (especially in the UK), a name that is also applied to the common hawthorn. It is native to Europe, western Asia and northwestern Africa; in the south of its range in the Mediterranean region, it is limited to higher altitudes. It is related to other diverse members of Apiaceae, such as parsley, carrot, hemlock and hogweed. It is often confused with Daucus carota which is also known as Queen Anne's lace or wild carrot, also a member of the Apiaceae.[5]

Description[]

The hollow stem grows to a height of 60–170 cm (24–67 in), branching to umbels of small white flowers. Flowering time is mid spring to early summer.

The tripinnate leaves are 15–30 cm (5.9–11.8 in) long and have a triangular form. The leaflets are ovate and subdivided.

Cow parsley grows in sunny to semi-shaded locations in meadows and at the edges of hedgerows and woodland. It is a particularly common sight by the roadside. It is sufficiently common and fast-growing to be considered a nuisance weed in gardens. Cow parsley's ability to grow rapidly through rhizomes and to produce large quantities of seeds in a single growing season has made it an invasive species in many areas of the United States. Vermont has listed cow parsley on its "Watch List" of invasive species, while Massachusetts has banned the sale of the plant.[citation needed] It is classed as a Class B Noxious Weed in the State of Washington since 1989,[5] where its sale is also banned. In Iceland, cow parsley has been classified as an alien invasive species.[6]

Uses[]

All parts of the cow parsley plant are edible, with a flavour sharper than garden chervil and described as grassy parsley with a hint of licorice or aniseed. The plant is invasive and spreads easily along roads, and the edges of woods and fields, so it is not cultivated but instead foraged in the wild from February to November. However extreme caution is advised when foraging cow parsley because it is easily confused with other species of the Apiaceae family, such as the deadly poisonous hemlock, hemlock water-dropwort and fool's parsley. Because the plant's flavour is considered unremarkable and the risk is great, foraging cow parsley in the wild is usually strongly discouraged.[7]: 64 

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References[]

  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 20 December 2015
  2. ^ a b c "Anthriscus sylvestris". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris)". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  4. ^ Webb, D.A., Parnell, J. and Doogue, D. 1996. An Irish Flora. Dundalgan Press Ltd, Dundalk. ISBN 0-85221-131-7
  5. ^ a b "Wild chervil". King County.
  6. ^ Ágengar plöntur (Invasive plants). Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands (Icelandic Institute of Natural History. Retrieved on May 2nd 2019. (In Icelandic).
  7. ^ Renton, Marlow; Biggane, Eric (2019). Foraging Pocket Guide (2020 ed.). Wild Foods UK. ISBN 978-1-9999222-2-1.

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