creeping marshwort
Helosciadium repens (Jacq.) W.D.J.Koch
Helosciadium repens (Jacq.) W.D.J.Koch, known as creeping marshwort, is a plant in the Apiaceae family. It is native to Western and Central Europe, including SE, NO, DK, Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland. The plant is rare across its range and is found in wetland habitats where competition from taller vegetation is limited due to grazing, seasonal flooding, or mowing. It is classified as near-threatened at the continental level, critically endangered in Poland, and is protected under the European Natura 2000 network.
Description
Helosciadium repens is a species of the Apiaceae family that thrives in wetland environments. It is distributed across parts of Europe and North Africa, with a presence in SE, NO, DK, Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland. The plant is adapted to habitats where taller vegetation is suppressed by grazing, winter-spring flooding, or mowing. Due to its rarity and declining populations, it is listed as near-threatened continentally and is critically endangered in Poland, where it is legally protected. Conservation efforts include its inclusion in the European Natura 2000 network.
Other common names
creeping marshwort
Distribution
SE · NO · DK · Austria · Belgium · Canary Is. · Czechoslovakia · Denmark · France · Germany · Great Britain · Hungary · Italy · Morocco · Netherlands · Pennsylvania · Poland · Portugal · Spain · Switzerland
Synonyms
Laoberdes repensSium repensSelinum repensApium repensHelodium repensHelosciadium palatinumApium nodiflorum var. repensHelosciadium nodiflorum subsp. repensApium nodiflorum subsp. repens
