Chervil

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 (/ˈɜːrˌvɪl/; 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.