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Chervils
Anthriscus
Anthriscus or Chervil is a common plant genus of the family Apiaceae, growing in Europe and temperate parts of Asia. It comprises 15 species, some of which are considered as noxious weeds. 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.
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Cow Parsley
speciesAnthriscus sylvestris

Bur Parsley
speciesAnthriscus caucalis

Garden Chervil
speciesAnthriscus cerefolium

Shiny anthriscus
speciesAnthriscus nitidus

Anthriscus nemorosus
speciesAnthriscus nemorosus

Anthriscus lamprocarpus
speciesAnthriscus lamprocarpus

Anthriscus schmalhausenii
speciesAnthriscus schmalhausenii

Anthriscus ruprechtii
speciesAnthriscus ruprechtii

Anthriscus velutinus
speciesAnthriscus velutinus

Anthriscus fumarioides
speciesAnthriscus fumarioides

Anthriscus tenerrimus
speciesAnthriscus tenerrimus
Anthriscus keniensis
speciesAnthriscus keniensis
Anthriscus kotschyi
speciesAnthriscus kotschyi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries

On the Virtues of Herbs
Macer Floridus · 1150 · p.138

Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.581

History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.575

Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.446

The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs
1532 · p.92

Illustrations and Descriptions of Plants
Dominicus Chabrae · 1678 · p.741
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Anthriscus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52847.