hairyfruit chervil

Chaerophyllum tainturieri, a member of the Apiaceae family, is an annual herb native to the southeastern U.S. and disjunctly present in Arizona and New Mexico. It is frequently encountered in open habitats such as glades, fields, and disturbed sites. The species was first described in 1836 by Hook. and is characterized by its small, white umbels of flowers that bloom in spring. Its distribution includes states such as Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, and Ohio, as well as Korea. The plant is known by the common names hairyfruit chervil and southern chervil.