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Chaerophyllum Linn., Sp. Pl. 258. 1753. Gen. Pl. ed. 5. 320. 1754; Boiss., Fl. Or. 2: 901. 1872; C.B. Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 690. 1879; Hiroe, Umb. Asia 1: 44. 1958.
Root elongated, fusiform or globose. Leaves 1-3-pinnate; leaf bases sheath¬ing. Umbels lateral and terminal, polygamous. Involucre of 1 or 2 linear bracts or lacking. Rays few to many. Involucel of 5-7 linear to oval or ovate bractlets. Petals white. Fruit linear to elliptic, narrowed at the apex; ridges conspicuous; furrows 1-vittate; (vittae obscure in C. capnoides.) Inner seed face grooved.
There are about 40 species in the North Temperate regions, chiefly in Euro¬pe and Asia.
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Roots tuberous, globose. Leaf segments lanceolate to oval or ovate. Fruit furrows 1-vittate or vittae obscure |
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Roots elongated or fusiform. Leaf segments Finely divided, filiform to lanceolate. Fruit furrows 1-vittate |
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Ovary and fruit glabrous |
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Chaerophyllum capnoides |
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Ovary and fruit densely hairy |
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Chaerophyllum aquilegifolium |
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Fruit 7-12 mm long; 1-(3) ripe fruits in an umbellet. Leaves 2-3-pinnate. Plants glabrous to sparsely hairy |
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Chaerophyllum reflexum |
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Fruit 5-9 mm long; usually 2-3 ripe fruits in an umbellet. Plants hairy |
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Leaves 2-3-pinnate; segments finely divided. Stem and leaves pilose |
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Chaerophyllum villosum |
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Leaves 1-2-pinnate; pinnae linear to lanceolate; margins regularly serrate |
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Chaerophyllum acuminatum |
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