Chaerophyllum temulum
Common names
Rough chervil
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Simplified description
Biennial herb with hispid stems; leaves 2-3 pinnate and hispid on both surfaces; corolla white of unequal-sized petals; fruit narrow oblong, dark brown.
Flower colours
White
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Year naturalised
1916
Origin
Europe, N. Africa
Propagation technique
Seed
Other information
Etymology
chaerophyllum: From the Greek chairo ‘to please’ and phyllon ‘leaf’