Freshwater
Cutleaf waterparsnip
Berula erecta
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 Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Czechoslovakia, and 35 more countries.
Introduced to Australia and South Africa.
More about the species
Description
Berula erecta, known as lesser water-parsnip, cutleaf waterparsnip, or narrow-leaved water-parsnip, is a member of the carrot family. Growing to around 1 m (3 ft) tall, it is found in or by water. It is widespread across much of Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America. Berula erecta has a hollow stem. Underwater leaves consist of compound with thread-like lobes; leaves above the surface of the water are flatter and broader. The plant produces many small white flowers in a compound umbel.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Apium berula
- Apium sium
- Berla monspeliensium
- Berula angustifolia
- Berula orientalis
- Carum sioides
In other languages
- Vasskjeks
- Bäckmärke
- Sideskærm
- Hanhenputki
- Lesser Water-parsnip, Lesser water-parsnip, water celery
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