Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Apiales > Apiaceae > Anthriscus > Anthriscus caucalisAnthriscus caucalis (burr chervil)Synonyms: Anthriscus anthriscus; Anthriscus caucalis neglecta; Anthriscus caucalis var. caucalis; Anthriscus caucalis var. gymnocarpa; Anthriscus caucalis var. gymnocarpus; Anthriscus caucalis var. neglecta; Anthriscus chaerophyllea; Anthriscus fetidus; Anthriscus hispanica; Anthriscus neglecta; Anthriscus neglecta var. scandix; Anthriscus neglectus var. scandix; Anthriscus scandicinus; Anthriscus scandix (heterotypic); Anthriscus vulgaris (heterotypic); Anthriscus vulgaris hispanica; Anthriscus vulgaris var. baeticum; Anthriscus vulgaris var. crassus; Anthriscus vulgaris var. gymnocarpa; Anthriscus vulgaris var. gymnocarpus; Anthriscus vulgaris var. hispanica; Anthriscus vulgaris var. neglecta; Antriscus fetidus; Caucalis aequicolorum; Caucalis scandicina (heterotypic); Caucalis scandix; Caucalis scandix-anthriscus; Cerefolium anthriscus; Cerefolium vulgare; Chaerefolium anthriscus (heterotypic); Chaerefolium anthriscus f. gymnocarpum; Chaerefolium anthriscus f. hispanicum; Chaerefolium anthriscus f. nanum; Chaerophyllum anthriscus; Chaerophyllum vulgare; Myrrhis chaerophyllea; Myrrhodes anthriscus; Myrrhoides anthriscus; Scandix anthriscus; Scandix hispida; Scandix laeta; Selinum anthriscus (heterotypic); Torilis anthriscus (heterotypic); Torilis lanuginosa; Torilis scandicina Anthriscus caucalis, also burr chervil or bur-chervil, a plant in the carrot family. It is similar in appearance to chervil, the common cooking herb from the same genus. It sends up thin, hollow stems and bears umbels of white flowers. The light green leaves are triangular and made up of many leaflets. The tiny hard fruits, each about 3 millimeters long, are covered in hooked spines. The plant is native to and common in parts of Europe and Asia, and has been introduced elsewhere, such as the west coast of the United States. |
Allergen Potential [1] | Medium-Low |  | Height [2] | 28 inches (.7 m) |  | Lifespan [2] | Annual | Structure [4] | Herb |  | Light Preference [3] | Mostly Sunny | Soil Acidity [3] | Moderate Acid | Soil Fertility [3] | Intermediate | Soil Moisture [3] | Moist |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast |
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160731 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Braunton Burrows |
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3328 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Cairngorms |
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142543 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Dee Estuary/ Aber Dyfrdwy |
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39057 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Dornoch Firth and Morrich More |
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21499 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths (Purbeck and Wareham) and Studland Dunes |
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5491 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Elbtal zwischen Mühlberg und Greudnitz |
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12121 |
Germany |
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Essex Estuaries |
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114016 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Falsterbo skjutfält |
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164 |
Sweden |
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Humber Estuary |
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90582 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
II |
8272 |
Indiana, United States |
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Isles of Scilly Complex |
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66350 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Lizard Point |
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34565 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Löddeåns mynning |
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1196 |
Sweden |
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Misterhult |
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20991 |
Sweden |
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Moray Firth |
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373987 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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North Norfolk Coast |
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7926 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Palava Protected Landscape Area |
V |
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Czech Republic |
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Pembrokeshire Marine/ Sir Benfro Forol |
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341177 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau/ Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau |
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360832 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Schaalsee |
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Germany |
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Sefton Coast |
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11278 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren |
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182155 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Solent Maritime |
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27985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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South Wight Maritime |
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49082 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Start Point to Plymouth Sound & Eddystone |
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84204 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The Broads |
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14554 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The Wash and North Norfolk Coast |
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266284 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Y Fenai a Bae Conwy/ Menai Strait and Conwy Bay |
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65440 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000) ♦ 2PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats, M. O. Hill, C. D. Preston & D. B. Roy, Biological Records Centre, NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (2004) ♦ 3ECOFACT 2a Technical Annex - Ellenberg’s indicator values for British Plants, M O Hill, J O Mountford, D B Roy & R G H Bunce (1999) ♦ 4Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935 ♦ 5Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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