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Chaerophyllum bulbosum L.

Turnip-root chervil (en), Cerfeuil à bulbe (fr), Cerfeuil bulbeux (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Chaerophyllum

Characteristics

A herb which takes 2 years to complete its life cycle. It has round tuber like root. The leaves are in a ring. The flowering plant can be 70 cm to 2 m tall. The stem is smooth. It is hairy near the base. The leaves on the stem are alternate, arranged in spirals and with leaflets along the stalk. The bases of the leaves sheath the stem.
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Two European biennials have been reported as casuals along the Atlantic seaboard. C. temulum L. has 6–10 rays, lance-ovate bractlets, and oblong to ovate lf-segments. C. bulbosum L. has 10–20 rays, lance-linear bractlets, and lanceolate to linear lf-segments.
Life form biennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.1 - 1.6
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Fallow fields and water meadows from 1000-2100 metres in Turkey.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 5-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

The roots are eaten boiled, steamed or pureed. They can be used as a garnish with game meat. It is not peeled as this loses the flavour. The young shoots are eaten raw or in soup. They are boiled and fried with eggs. They are eaten in spring. The young stems are peeled and eaten.
Uses food medicinal
Edible leaves roots stems tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Chaerophyllum bulbosum habit picture by Andrzej Konstantynowicz (cc-by-sa)
Chaerophyllum bulbosum habit picture by Udo Herkommer (cc-by-sa)
Chaerophyllum bulbosum habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Chaerophyllum bulbosum leaf picture by Svenja Str (cc-by-sa)
Chaerophyllum bulbosum leaf picture by sabine schweingruber (cc-by-sa)
Chaerophyllum bulbosum leaf picture by zmei (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Chaerophyllum bulbosum flower picture by Danièle Auchére (cc-by-sa)
Chaerophyllum bulbosum flower picture by sabine schweingruber (cc-by-sa)
Chaerophyllum bulbosum flower picture by Ewald Moser (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Chaerophyllum bulbosum fruit picture by zmei (cc-by-sa)
Chaerophyllum bulbosum fruit picture by Dr. Abdallah Khatib (cc-by-sa)
Chaerophyllum bulbosum fruit picture by Tito Tito (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Chaerophyllum bulbosum world distribution map, present in Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Brazil, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Moldova (Republic of), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:840155-1
WFO ID wfo-0000598957
COL ID 69MHZ
BDTFX ID 75050
INPN ID 90330
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Polgidon bulbosum Myrrhis tuberosa Chaerophyllum verticillatum Selinum bulbosum Scandix bulbosa Chaerophyllum laevigatum Chaerophyllum rapaceum Chaerophyllum caucasicum Chaerophyllum neglectum Chaerophyllum bulbosum f. glabrum Chaerophyllum bulbosum var. caucasicum Chaerophyllum bulbosum

Lower taxons

Chaerophyllum bulbosum subsp. prescottii
WorldFloraDB 2024