WorldFloraDB - Chaerophyllum temulum

Characteristics

Erect biennial. Stems solid, slightly grooved, purple spotted, up to 100 cm high, clothed with stiff, rarely stellate, hairs. Basal lvs 2-3-pinnate, moderately to densely hispid above and below, petiolate; ultimate segments pinnatisect and crenate, 15-35 mm long, sessile or petiolulate; stem lvs similar to basal but reduced and often 1-pinnate. Umbels 2-8 cm diam.; rays 5-11; bracts 0-2, narrowly ovate-triangular, 2-4 mm long; bracteoles 5-8, ovate-oblong, acuminate, hairy and ciliate. Fls numerous, white, irregular, 2-3 mm diam. Fr. glabrous, narrowly ovoid, dark brown with lighter ribs, 4-6 mm long.

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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

Growth form

herb

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

-

Sexuality

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

epizoochory

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

1.2 - 1.4

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	medicinal
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	Tumor(Feet) (unspecified)
Human toxicity	toxic (fruit)
Animal toxicity	toxic (fruit)

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 temulum habit picture by NeoAemaeth (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Flower

Chaerophyllum temulum flower picture by Elona Sonnen (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Chaerophyllum temulum fruit picture by Hervé NIEL (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:840275-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000599113
COL ID	69ML2
BDTFX ID	16354
INPN ID	90356
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)	Link

Synonyms

Myrrhis temula Polgidon temulum Scandix nutans Bellia temulenta Chaerophyllum geniculatum Selinum temulum Scandix temula Chaerophyllum temulentum Chaerophyllum temulum var. canescens Chaerophyllum temulum f. eriocarpum Chaerophyllum temulum f. canescens Chaerophyllum temulum

WorldFloraDB 2024

Chaerophyllum temulum L.

Rough chervil (en), Cerfeuil penché (fr), Couquet (fr), Cerfeuil enivrant (fr), Chérophylle penché (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Chaerophyllum