Chaerophyllum tainturieri

Chaerophyllum tainturieri (known by the common names hairyfruit chervil[2] and Southern chervil[3]) is an annual forb native to the Southeastern United States, with disjunct populations in Arizona and New Mexico. It is a common plant, found in glades, fields, and disturbed areas.[4] It produces small white umbels of flowers in the spring.

Chaerophyllum tainturieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Chaerophyllum
Species:
C. tainturieri
Binomial name
Chaerophyllum tainturieri
Synonyms[1]
  • Chaerophyllum daucophyllum Nutt.
  • Chaerophyllum floridanum (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Bush
  • Chaerophyllum texanum J.M.Coult. & Rose

This species was the subject of a germination study, which revealed a new type of seed dormancy.[5]

References
  1. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 22 December 2015
  2. "Chaerophyllum tainturieri". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States
  4. Missouriplants
  5. Jerry M. Baskin and Carol C. Baskin (1990), "Chaerophyllum tainturieri: A New Type of Morphophysiological Dormancy", Journal of Ecology, 78 (4): 993–1004, doi:10.2307/2260948, JSTOR 2260948
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