Berula incisa (Torrey) G.N. Jones. Common name: Low Water-parsnip. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Marshes, ponds, swamp forests. Distribution: ON and BC south to NY, MI, IL, MO, OK, c. TX, NM, AZ, CA, and Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: American plants represent a species distinct from the European B. erecta (Nesom 2024e; Spalik, Downie, & Watson 2009).
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA13, Spalik, Downie, & Watson (2009); Berula erecta fo. incisa (Torr.) Lojac.; Sium incisum Torr.; = Berula erecta (Huds.) Coville var. incisa (Torr.) Cronquist — C; = Berula erecta (Huds.) Coville var. incisum — GrPl; < Berula erecta (Huds.) Coville — G, Il, K4, Meso4.1, Mi, NcTx, NY, Ok, S13, Tx; > Berula erecta (Huds.) Coville var. incisum — Mo2; > Berula pusilla Fernald — F. Basionym: Sium incisum Torr. 1843
Links to other floras: = Berula incisa - FNA13
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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