Bur Chervil
Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm.
Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm., known as Bur Chervil, is a herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial in the Apiaceae family. Native to Europe, western Asia, and northwestern Africa, it is also found in regions including Greenland, Newfoundland, British Columbia, and parts of South America and Africa. It is often mistaken for Daucus carota due to similar appearance. The species was first published in 1814.
Description
Anthriscus sylvestris is commonly referred to as cow parsley, wild chervil, or Queen Anne's lace. It is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae, and is related to parsley, carrot, and hogweed. The plant is found in a wide geographic range, including Greenland, Canada, the United States, and parts of Europe, South America, and Africa. It is sometimes called mother-die, a name also used for the common hawthorn. The species was described by Hoffmann in 1814. It is often confused with Daucus carota, another Apiaceae species with a similar common name.
Other common names
Bur ChervilCow ParsleyCow-ParsleyKeckKecksWild ChervilWoodland Chervil
Distribution
Greenland · Newfoundland · British Columbia · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Ontario · Quebec · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · Portugal Continental · DK · FI · NO · SE · ZA · CL · SJ · Flanders · Iceland · Vermont-US · FK · GS · Haram · Ramnes · Trysil · Våler · Hegra · Måløy · Austad · Balestrand · Jølster
Synonyms
Myrrhis sylvestrisPtychotis sylvestrisScandix sylvestrisAnthriscus sylvestris subsp. alpinaCarum sylvestreCerefolium sylvestreChaerefolium silvestreChaerophyllum sylvestreAnthriscus sylvestris subsp. aemulaAnthriscus sylvestris subsp. sylvestrisMyrrhodes sylvestreCerefolium sylvestre
