Anthriscus sylvestris

"Cow parsley" redirects here. Not to be confused with giant cow parsley (Heracleum mantegazzianum), cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum), or French cow parsley (Orlaya grandiflora).

Anthriscus sylvestris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Anthriscus
Species:
A. sylvestris
Binomial name
Anthriscus sylvestris
Synonyms[1]
Synonyms list
    • Anthriscus alpina (Vill.) Jord.
    • Anthriscus candollei Rouy & E.G.Camus
    • Anthriscus chaerophyllea (Lam.) Druce
    • Anthriscus dissectus C.H.Wright
    • Anthriscus elatior Besser
    • Anthriscus intermedia Schur
    • Anthriscus keniensis H.Wolff
    • Anthriscus laevigata Griseb.
    • Anthriscus nemorosa Baker & S.Moore nom. illeg.
    • Anthriscus pilosa Schur
    • Anthriscus procera Besser
    • Anthriscus torquata Duby
    • Anthriscus yunnanensis W.W.Sm.
    • Carum sylvestre (L.) Baill.
    • Caucalis aequicolorum All.
    • Cerefolium sylvestre (L.) Bubani
    • Cerefolium tenuifolium Beck
    • Chaerefolium sylvestre (L.) Schinz
    • Chaerophyllum affine Steud. ex A.Rich.
    • Chaerophyllum alpinum Vill.
    • Chaerophyllum angulatum Kit. ex Spreng.
    • Chaerophyllum ateanum (Pau) Pau
    • Chaerophyllum cadonense Schult. ex Steud.
    • Chaerophyllum ghilanicum Stapf & Wettst.
    • Chaerophyllum infestum Salisb.
    • Chaerophyllum lactescens Rochel ex Steud.
    • Chaerophyllum sylvestre L.
    • Chaerophyllum tumidum Gilib. nom. inval.
    • Myrrhis chaerophylloides Hance
    • Myrrhis sylvestris (L.) Spreng.
    • Oreochorte yunnanensis (W.W. Sm.) Koso-Pol.
    • Peucedanum dissectum (C.H. Wright) Dawe

Anthriscus sylvestris, known as cow parsley,[2] wild chervil,[2] wild beaked parsley, Queen Anne's lace or keck,[2][3] is a herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant in the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae).[4] It is also sometimes called mother-die (especially in the UK), a name that is also applied to the common hawthorn. It is native to Europe, western Asia and northwestern Africa. It is related to other diverse members of Apiaceae, such as parsley, carrot, hemlock and hogweed. It is often confused with Daucus carota, another member of the Apiaceae also known as "Queen Anne's lace" or "wild carrot".[5]

  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 20 December 2015
  2. ^ a b c "Anthriscus sylvestris". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris)". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  4. ^ Webb, D.A., Parnell, J. and Doogue, D. 1996. An Irish Flora. Dundalgan Press Ltd, Dundalk. ISBN 0-85221-131-7
  5. ^ "Wild chervil". King County.