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Cow parsley

Anthriscus sylvestris

Cow parsley

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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). It is also sometimes called mother-die, a name that is also applied to the common hawthorn. It is native to Europe, western Asia and northwestern Africa. It is related to other diverse members of Apiaceae, such as parsley, carrot, hemlock and hogweed. It is often confused with Daucus carota, another member of the Apiaceae also known as "Queen Anne's lace" or "wild carrot".

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Family
Apiaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Anthriscus sylvestris
Slug
anthriscus-sylvestris
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Anthriscus
Species
sylvestris
Wikidata QID
Q683490
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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