EcoFlora - Anthriscus caucalis

Anthriscus caucalis M. Bieb.
Family: Apiaceae Burr Chervil [Anthriscus neglecta var. scandix (Scop.) Hyl., more] Nathanael Pilla	Gleason & Cronquist Indiana Flora Resources Vascular plants of NE US and adjacent Canada Branching annual to 1 m; lvs sparsely hispidulous, pinnately dissected, the ultimate segments 3-8 mm; umbels lf-opposed, lax, with 3-5 rays 1-2 cm; bractlets lance-ovate, aristate, 2-3 mm; pedicels elongating and becoming thicker than the rays in fr; fr ovoid, 3-4 mm, the body covered with short, thick, uncinate prickles, the short stout beak unarmed; 2n=14. Native of Europe, intr. here and there in the U.S. June, July. (A. scandicina) Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp. ©The New York Botanical Garden. All rights reserved. Used by permission. From Flora of Indiana (1940) by Charles C. Deam Indiana Coefficient of Conservatism: C = null, non-native Wetland Indicator Status: N/A Diagnostic Traits: low annual; leaves 2-3× compound, scattered hairs present; petals white; ovaries and fruits pubescent; fruits narrowly ovoid, beaked.
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