Oenanthe crocata L.

Hemlock water-dropwort (en), Oenanthe safrané (fr), Oenanthe safranée (fr), Œnanthe jaune safran (fr), Œnanthe safranée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Oenanthe

Characteristics

A perennial androdioecious deciduous herb. It grows 1.1-1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support aquatic
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality androdioecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread hydrochory
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 1.1 - 1.5
Root system -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
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Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses medicinal poison
Edible roots
Therapeutic use Epilepsy (unspecified), Homeopathy (unspecified), Piscicide (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Whitlow (unspecified), Narcotic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Habit

Oenanthe crocata habit picture by Cyrille Raynard (cc-by-sa)
Oenanthe crocata habit picture by kilian pelon (cc-by-sa)
Oenanthe crocata habit picture by Maria (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Oenanthe crocata leaf picture by Delgado Fernanda (cc-by-sa)
Oenanthe crocata leaf picture by Adrien Tara (cc-by-sa)
Oenanthe crocata leaf picture by paz paz (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Oenanthe crocata flower picture by Roger Fenn (cc-by-sa)
Oenanthe crocata flower picture by paz paz (cc-by-sa)
Oenanthe crocata flower picture by María Meyer (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Oenanthe crocata fruit picture by Sarah GOURAUD (cc-by-sa)
Oenanthe crocata fruit picture by Gabriele Dreßen (cc-by-sa)
Oenanthe crocata fruit picture by Sergio-OMA (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Oenanthe crocata world distribution map, present in Belgium, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco, Portugal, and Syrian Arab Republic

Conservation status

Oenanthe crocata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:845253-1
WFO ID wfo-0000385433
COL ID 48X6K
BDTFX ID 44429
INPN ID 109864
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Oenanthe macrosciadia Oenanthe pteridifolia Oenanthe divaricata Oenanthe gallaecica Oenanthe apiifolia Selinum divaricatum Cnidium striatum Oenanthe oligactis Phellandrium plinii Oenanthe crocata var. longissima Oenanthe crocata