Copy permalink to share
Apiaceae
Chaerophyllum

not marked as a favorite taxon Chaerophyllum procumbens (Linnaeus) Crantz. Common name: Common Spreading Chervil. Phenology: Late Mar-Apr; Apr-May. Habitat: Alluvial forests, moist slope forests. Distribution: NY and s. ON to MI, s. WI, and e. NE, south to GA, n. peninsular FL (Alachua County), AR, and OK.

Glossary (beta!)

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA13, S, S13, Tat; = Chaerophyllum procumbens (L.) Crantz var. procumbens — C, F, G, GrPl, Il, MC, NY, RAB, Va; < Chaerophyllum procumbens (L.) Crantz — Ar, Fl7, GW2, K4, Mi, Mo2, Ok, Pa, Tn, W, WH3; Scandix procumbens Linnaeus. Basionym: Scandix procumbens L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Chaerophyllum procumbens - FNA13

Show in key(s)

Show parent genus | Show parent in key(s)

Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 4

Your browser does not support SVGs

Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend.

image #1 of Chaerophyllum procumbens© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷

Feedback

See something missing or incorrect about Chaerophyllum procumbens? Let us know here:
  1. Please include your name and if possible, email in case when need to clarify what you wrote.
  2. If you opt out of including email, please be as specific as possible (e.g., which photo is incorrect?)
  3. Please do not submit questions asking to identify plants or about horticultural topics (e.g., how do I control an invasive plant in my garden?). Instead, those questions can be submitted here for the Carolinas region only.
  4. Please do not send us feedback about unkeyed species as this work is ongoing.
  5. Please allow time for flora edits to show in our next data release. We greatly appreciate your feedback but may require extra time to research complicated taxonomic issues.

Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Reclining-sprawling or erect annual of alluvial forests.

Stems: Stems angled, usually branched near base, smooth or sparingly hairy.

Leaves: Leaves alternate, on petioles with sheathing bases, oval in outline, 1-4 1/2 in. long, finely divided (3 times pinnately compound) into many narrowly elliptic segments, smooth or with some hairs on nerves and margins.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in compound umbels from leaf axils, each umbel with about 3 umbellets, white, less than 1/8 in. wide, with 5 spreading, rounded petals.

Fruits: Fruit a joined pair of elliptic-oblong, ridged seeds.

Comments: Scent when crushed resembles parsley.

Height: 6-18 in.

plant sale text:

bloom table text:

description: Reclining-sprawling or erect annual of alluvial forests.

stems: Stems angled, usually branched near base, smooth or sparingly hairy.

leaves: Leaves alternate, on petioles with sheathing bases, oval in outline, 1-4 1/2 in. long, finely divided (3 times pinnately compound) into many narrowly elliptic segments, smooth or with some hairs on nerves and margins.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in compound umbels from leaf axils, each umbel with about 3 umbellets, white, less than 1/8 in. wide, with 5 spreading, rounded petals.

fruits: Fruit a joined pair of elliptic-oblong, ridged seeds.

comments: Scent when crushed resembles parsley.

cultural notes:

germination code:

native range:



0 unsaved edits on this page.