Berula erecta

Berula erecta
1885 illustration[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Berula
Species:
B. erecta
Binomial name
Berula erecta
(Huds.) Coville
Synonyms[3]
Synonymy
  • Apium berula Caruel
  • Apium sium Crantz
  • Berla monspeliensium Bubani
  • Berula angustifolia Greene
  • Berula incisa (Torr.) G.N.Jones
  • Berula orientalis Woronow ex Schischk.
  • Berula pusilla (Nutt.) Fernald
  • Carum sioides J.M.Black
  • Selinum berula E.H.L.Krause
  • Siella erecta (Huds.) Pimenov
  • Sium erectum Huds.
  • Sium incisum Torr.
  • Sium orientale Soó
  • Sium pusillum Nutt.
  • Sium thunbergii DC.

Berula erecta, known as lesser water-parsnip, cutleaf waterparsnip, or narrow-leaved water-parsnip,[4] is a member of the carrot family. Growing to around 1 m (3 ft) tall, it is found in or by water.[5] It is widespread across much of Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America.[6][4][7][8]

Berula erecta has a hollow stem. Underwater leaves consist of compound with thread-like lobes; leaves above the surface of the water are flatter and broader. The plant produces many small white flowers in a compound umbel.[7]

  1. ^ illustration from Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885, Gera, Germany
  2. ^ de Belair, G.; Lansdown, R.V. (2013). "Berula erecta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T164378A13575878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T164378A13575878.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ The Plant List, Berula erecta (Huds.) Coville
  4. ^ a b Altervista Flora Italiana, Sedanina d'acqua, Cutleaf Waterparsnip, Berula erecta (Huds.) Coville
  5. ^ Stace, Clive (2010b), New Flora of the British Isles (3rd ed.), Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, p. 814, ISBN 978-0-521-70772-5
  6. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  7. ^ a b Flora of China, 天山泽芹 tian shan ze qin Berula erecta (Hudson) Coville, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 4: 115. 1893.
  8. ^ Atlas of Living Australia