Chaerophyllum aromaticum L.

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Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Chaerophyllum

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 1.6
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

The leaves and seeds are used in flavouring. They have a carrot-parsley taste.
Uses -
Edible leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Back pain (unspecified), Cardiovascular system (unspecified), Central nervous system diseases (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Chaerophyllum aromaticum habit picture by T.O.Bias (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Chaerophyllum aromaticum leaf picture by T.O.Bias (cc-by-sa)
Chaerophyllum aromaticum leaf picture by Anežka Zahradníková (cc-by-sa)
Chaerophyllum aromaticum leaf picture by Janos Balint (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Chaerophyllum aromaticum flower picture by T.O.Bias (cc-by-sa)
Chaerophyllum aromaticum flower picture by Andrzej Konstantynowicz (cc-by-sa)
Chaerophyllum aromaticum flower picture by Janos Balint (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Chaerophyllum aromaticum world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova (Republic of), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:840135-1
WFO ID wfo-0000598938
COL ID 5XMGL
BDTFX ID 84104
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Chaerophyllum euboeum Scandix tinctoria Sikira aromatica Scandix aromatica Myrrhis aromatica Selinum aromaticum Chaerophyllum aromaticum