''Anthriscus'' (chervils) is a common plant genus of the family

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, growing in

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and temperate parts of

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. It comprises 15 species. The genus grows in meadows and verges on slightly wet porous soils. One species, '' Anthriscus cerefolium'' is cultivated and used in the kitchen to flavor foods. ''Anthriscus'' species are used as food plants by the

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e of some Lepidoptera species including the

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(recorded on

cow parsley ''Anthriscus sylvestris'', known as cow parsley, wild chervil, wild beaked parsley, Queen Anne's lace or keck, is a herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant in the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), genus ''Anthriscus''. It is also some ...

). The hollow stem is erect and branched, ending in compound

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of small white or greenish

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s. The leaves are bipinnate or tripinnate.

Species of ''Anthriscus''

* ''

Anthriscus africana ''Anthriscus'' (chervils) is a common plant genus of the family Apiaceae, growing in Europe and temperate parts of Asia. It comprises 15 species. The genus grows in meadows and verges on slightly wet porous soils. One species, '' Anthriscus cere ...

'' Hook. f. (Africa) * ''

Anthriscus caucalis ''Anthriscus caucalis'', also burr chervil or bur-chervil, a plant in the family Apiaceae. It is similar in appearance to chervil, the common cooking herb from the same genus. It sends up thin, hollow stems and bears umbel In botany, an umbel i ...

'' M. Bieb. - Bur chervil (native to Africa and Eurasia, introduced elsewhere) * '' Anthriscus cerefolium'' (L.) Hoffm. - Garden chervil, French parsley (native to Eurasia, introduced elsewhere) * '' Anthriscus fumarioides'' (Waldst. & Kit.) Spreng. (Albania, Greece, Italy, Yugoslavia) * '' Anthriscus glacialis Lipsky (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan) * '' Anthriscus kotschyi'' Fenzl ex Boiss. (Transcaucasus, Turkey) * '' Anthriscus lamprocarpa'' Boiss. (Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Turkey) * '' Anthriscus mollis'' Boiss. & Reut. * '' Anthriscus nemorosa'' (M. Bieb.) Spreng (Africa and Eurasia) * ''

Anthriscus nitida ''Anthriscus'' (chervils) is a common plant genus of the family Apiaceae, growing in Europe and temperate parts of Asia. It comprises 15 species. The genus grows in meadows and verges on slightly wet porous soils. One species, '' Anthriscus cere ...

'' (Wahlenb.) Garcke (Europe) * '' Anthriscus ruprechtii'' Boiss. (Transcaucasus, Turkey) * '' Anthriscus schmalhausenii'' (Albov) Koso-Pol. (Transcaucasus) * ''

Anthriscus sylvestris ''Anthriscus sylvestris'', known as cow parsley, wild chervil, wild beaked parsley, Queen Anne's lace or keck, is a herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant in the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), genus ''Anthriscus''. It is also some ...

'' (L.) Hoffm. - Wild chervil (native to Africa and Eurasia, introduced elsewhere) * ''

Anthriscus tenerrima ''Anthriscus'' (chervils) is a common plant genus of the family Apiaceae, growing in Europe and temperate parts of Asia. It comprises 15 species. The genus grows in meadows and verges on slightly wet porous soils. One species, ''Anthriscus ceref ...

'' Boiss. & Spruner (Greece, Turkey) * ''

Anthriscus velutinus ''Anthriscus'' (chervils) is a common plant genus of the family Apiaceae, growing in Europe and temperate parts of Asia. It comprises 15 species. The genus grows in meadows and verges on slightly wet porous soils. One species, '' Anthriscus cere ...

'' Sommier & Levier (Transcaucasus)

Etymology

The name is from the Latin ''Anthriscus'' and Greek ''anthriskos'', names for

chervil Chervil (; ''Anthriscus cerefolium''), sometimes called French parsley or garden chervil (to distinguish it from similar plants also called chervil), is a delicate annual herb related to parsley. It was formerly called myrhis due to its volati ...

, and may be connected to the Greek ''athēr'', the "beard" of grain.

References

External links

Anthriscus Plant Information
{{Taxonbar, from=Q745445 Apioideae Apioideae genera