Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon |
Bayer Code : anrca
Synonym(s) of Sc. name: Anthriscus scandicina (Mansf.), Anthriscus vularis (Pers.) Anthriscus neglecta (Boiss. & Reuter), Chaerophyllum anthriscus Crantz
Classification: Umbelliferae, Dicotyledonous
Common name: bur chervil
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Hunds-Kerbel ; ES : ahoga gatos ; FR : anthrisque commun ; IT : cerfoglio lappola ; PT : cicuta-dos-relvados ; EN : bur chervil ;
Biological type: Annual
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- Cotyledons very narrow elongated (10 times longer than wide).
- Leaves divided, pinnate.
- Height: 20-60 cm.
- Stem thin, slightly striate, glabrous and hollow.
- Leaves petiolate, 2-3 times divided. Their outline inscribes an approximately equilateral triangle. Long white hairs at top of leaf sheath, on the petiole and the length of the veins on the lower surface of leaves.
- Flower white, small, in sessile umbel or pedunculate.*
- Fruits: piriform, short, ovoid achenes (3 mm), covered by small hooked bristles. Persistent carpophore on the inflorescence after the fruit fall.
Plant smells similar to chevril when crushed but less agreeable.
- Biological type: annual.
Ecological profile (click on flags):
Rare
Present
Rare
