Anthriscus
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Anthriscus or Chervil
is a common plant genus of the family Apiaceae
, growing in Europe
and temperate parts of Asia
. It comprises 12 species, some of which are considered as noxious weed
s. The genus grows in meadows and verges on slightly wet porous soils.
Anthriscus species are used as food plants by the larva
e of some Lepidoptera
species including the Mouse Moth
(recorded on Cow Parsley
).
The hollow stem
is erect and branched, ending in compound umbels
of small white or greenish flower
s. The leaves
are bipinnate or tripinnate.
Garden Chervil
(Anthriscus cerefolium) is used in the kitchen to flavor foods.
Chervil
Chervil is a delicate annual herb related to parsley. Sometimes called garden chervil, it is used to season mild-flavoured dishes and is a constituent of the French herb mixture fines herbes.-Biology:...
is a common plant genus of the family Apiaceae
Apiaceae
The Apiaceae , commonly known as carrot or parsley family, is a group of mostly aromatic plants with hollow stems. The family is large, with more than 3,700 species spread across 434 genera, it is the sixteenth largest family of flowering plants...
, growing in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and temperate parts of Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. It comprises 12 species, some of which are considered as noxious weed
Weed
A weed in a general sense is a plant that is considered by the user of the term to be a nuisance, and normally applied to unwanted plants in human-controlled settings, especially farm fields and gardens, but also lawns, parks, woods, and other areas. More specifically, the term is often used to...
s. The genus grows in meadows and verges on slightly wet porous soils.
Anthriscus species are used as food plants by the larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e of some Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
species including the Mouse Moth
Mouse Moth
The Mouse Moth is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a very widespread species with a Holarctic distribution.This is a rather drab but distinctive species. The forewings are uniform dark brown with three blackish spots arranged in a triangle. The hindwings are buffish, darker towards the...
(recorded on Cow Parsley
Cow Parsley
Anthriscus sylvestris, known as Cow Parsley, Wild Chervil, Wild Beaked Parsley, Keck, or Queen Anne's lace, is a herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant in the family Apiaceae, genus Anthriscus. It is also sometimes called Mother-die , a name that is also applied to the Common Hawthorn...
).
The hollow stem
Plant stem
A stem is one of two main structural axes of a vascular plant. The stem is normally divided into nodes and internodes, the nodes hold buds which grow into one or more leaves, inflorescence , conifer cones, roots, other stems etc. The internodes distance one node from another...
is erect and branched, ending in compound umbels
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
of small white or greenish flower
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...
s. The leaves
Leaf
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants....
are bipinnate or tripinnate.
Garden Chervil
Chervil
Chervil is a delicate annual herb related to parsley. Sometimes called garden chervil, it is used to season mild-flavoured dishes and is a constituent of the French herb mixture fines herbes.-Biology:...
(Anthriscus cerefolium) is used in the kitchen to flavor foods.
Species of Anthriscus
- Anthriscus abortiva Jord.
- Anthriscus caucalisAnthriscus caucalisA plant of the carrot family, Anthriscus caucalis is known by the common name burr chervil or bur-chervil. It is similar in appearance to the common cooking herb from the same genus, chervil. It sends up thin, hollow stems and bears umbels of white flowers. The light green leaves are triangular and...
- Bur Chervil - Anthriscus cerefolium - Garden Chervil, French Parsley
- Anthriscus neglecta - Bur Parsley
- Anthriscus nemorosa (M. Bieb.) Spreng
- Anthriscus nitida
- Anthriscus sativa Bess.
- Anthriscus sylvestris - Wild Chervil
- Anthriscus tuberculata Spreng.
- Anthriscus vulgaris Bernh.