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Chaerophyllum tainturieri Hooker. Common name: Southern Chervil. Phenology: Mar-Apr; Apr-May. Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed areas, fields. Distribution: MD west to NE, south to c. peninsular FL, TX, and AZ

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Fl7, FNA13, GW2, Il, K4, Mo2, RAB, Va, W, WH3; = Chaerophyllum tainturieri Hook. var. tainturieri — G; = n/a — Tat; > Chaerophyllum dasycarpum (Hook. ex S.Watson) Nutt. ex Small — S, S13; > Chaerophyllum floridanum (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Bush — S, S13; < Chaerophyllum tainturieri Hook. — Ok, Tn; > Chaerophyllum tainturieri Hook. var. dasycarpum Hook. ex S.Watson — GrPl, MC, NcTx, Tx; > Chaerophyllum tainturieri Hook. var. floridanum J.M.Coult. & Rose — F; > Chaerophyllum tainturieri Hook. var. tainturieri — F, GrPl, MC, NcTx; >< Chaerophyllum tainturieri Hook. var. tainturieri — Tx; > Chaerophyllum teinturieri Hook. — S, S13, orthographic variant; > Chaerophyllum texanum J.M.Coult. & Rose — MC; Chaerophyllum tainturieri Hook. Basionym: Chaerophyllum tainturieri Hook. 1835

Links to other floras: = Chaerophyllum tainturieri - FNA13

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect annual of roadsides, fields and other disturbed areas.

Stems: Stems slender, round but with longitudinal lines, branched in upper half, very leafy, densely hairy in lower half.

Leaves: Leaves alternate, on petioles with clasping-sheathing bases, oval in outline, to 4 1/2 in. long, finely divided (3 times pinnately compound) into tiny narrow segments, which often have reddish margins and a minute orange spot near the tip; leaves hairy.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in flat-topped, compound umbels (to 2 1/2 in. wide) from leaf axils; each umbellet with 3-10 white, minute flowers consisting of 5 spreading, rounded petals.

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

Comments: Scent when crushed sweet-smelling, resembling carrot.

Height: 1-3 ft.

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description: Erect annual of roadsides, fields and other disturbed areas.

stems: Stems slender, round but with longitudinal lines, branched in upper half, very leafy, densely hairy in lower half.

leaves: Leaves alternate, on petioles with clasping-sheathing bases, oval in outline, to 4 1/2 in. long, finely divided (3 times pinnately compound) into tiny narrow segments, which often have reddish margins and a minute orange spot near the tip; leaves hairy.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in flat-topped, compound umbels (to 2 1/2 in. wide) from leaf axils; each umbellet with 3-10 white, minute flowers consisting of 5 spreading, rounded petals.

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

comments: Scent when crushed sweet-smelling, resembling carrot.

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