Chervil

This article is about the culinary herb. For the root vegetable, see Chaerophyllum bulbosum. For other plants sometimes referred to as chervil, see Anthriscus and Chaerophyllum.

Garden chervil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Anthriscus
Species:
A. cerefolium
Binomial name
Anthriscus cerefolium
Synonyms[2]
  • Anthriscus chaerophyllus St.-Lag.
  • Anthriscus longirostris Bertol.
  • Anthriscus sativa Besser
  • Anthriscus trachysperma Rchb. ex Nyman
  • Cerefolium sativum Besser
  • Cerefolium sylvestre Besser
  • Cerefolium trichospermum Besser
  • Chaerefolium cerefolium (L.) Schinz
  • Chaerefolium trichospermum (Schinz & Thell.) Stankov
  • Chaerophyllum cerefolium (L.) Crantz
  • Chaerophyllum nemorosum Lag. ex DC.
  • Chaerophyllum sativum Lam.
  • Myrrhodes cerefolium (L.) Kuntze
  • Scandix cerefolium L.
  • Selinum cerefolium (L.) E.H.L.Krause

Chervil (/ˈtʃɜːrˌvɪl/; Anthriscus cerefolium), sometimes called French parsley or garden chervil (to distinguish it from similar plants also called chervil), is a delicate annual herb related to parsley. It was formerly called myrhis due to its volatile oil with an aroma similar to the resinous substance myrrh.[3] It is commonly used to season mild-flavoured dishes and is a constituent of the French herb mixture fines herbes.

  1. ^ Gen. Pl. Umbell.: 41 (1814)
  2. ^ "Anthriscus cerefolium (L.) Hoffm". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. ^ Farooqi, A.A.; Srinivasappa, K.N. (2012). "Chervil". Handbook of Herbs and Spices: 268–274. doi:10.1533/9780857095688.268. ISBN 9780857090409.