Freshwater
Fine leafed water dropwort
Oenanthe aquatica
Apiaceae
Facts
Care
We have no care for this plant yet. If you know how it thrives, you can suggest it.
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, and 23 more countries.
Introduced to United States.
More about the species
Description
Oenanthe aquatica, fine-leaved water-dropwort, is an aquatic flowering plant in the carrot family. It is widely distributed from the Atlantic coast of Europe to central Asia, and grows in reedbeds or pools with a fluctuating water level, sometimes becoming abundant on drying mud.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Oenanthe gigantea
- Phellandrium aquaticum
- Phellandrium montanum
- Selinum phellandrium
In other languages
- Hestekjørvel
- Vattenstäkra, Stäkra
- Billebo-Klaseskærm
- Liejupahaputki, Pahaputki
- Fine-leaved water-dropwort, Fineleaf waterdropwort
Articles
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