Apiaceae
Berula

Berula erecta (Huds.) Coville

First published in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 4: 115 (1893)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to W. Siberia and W. Himalaya. It is a perennial or helophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang

Extinct in:

Palestine

Introduced into:

Cape Provinces, South Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Boulos, L. (2000). Flora of Egypt 2: 1-352. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Douglas, G.W., Meidinger, D. & Penny, J.L. (2002). Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia . ed. 2: 1-358. Province of British Columbia.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. & Edmondson, J.R. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Iraq 5(2): 1-349. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Hedberg, I., Edwards, S. & Nemomissa, S. (eds.) (2003). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 4(1): 1-352. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Jonsell, B. & Karlsson, T. (eds.) (2010). Flora Nordica 6: 1-298. The Bergius Foundaton.
  • Komiljon, T., Natalya, B., Avazbek, B., Dilnoza, A., Ziyoviddin, Y., Deng, T. & Sun, H. (2020). Flora of the Dzhizak Province, Uzbekistan: 1-523. China Forestry Publishing House.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Nasir, E. (1972). Flora of West Pakistan 20: 1-169.
  • Sapir, Y., Shmida, A. & Fragman, O. (2003). Constructing Red Numbers for setting conservation priorities of endangered plant species: Israeli flora as a test case. Journal for Nature Conservation 11: 1-17.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Townsend, C.C. (1989). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Umbelliferae: 1-127.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2005). Flora of China 14: 1-581. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Flora of Iraq

  • Colville in Contr. U.S. Nat. Herb. 4: 115 (1893);
  • E. Nasir in Fl. Pak. 20: 22 (1972);
  • Grossh., Fl. Kavk. ed. 2, 7: 87 (1967);
  • Hayek, Prodr. Fl. Balc. 1: 1001 (1927);
  • Mouterde, Nouv. Fl. Lib. et Syr. 2: 623 (1970);
  • Peşmen in Fl. Turk. 4: 366 (1970);
  • Pu Fading & Watson in Fl. China 14: 115 (2005).
  • Schischkin in Fl. SSSR 16: 466 (1950);
  • V. Tackh., Stud. Fl. Egypt ed. 2: 390 (1974);
  • Wolff l.c. 337 (1927);
  • Zohary, Fl. Palaest. 2: 429 (1972);

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Dar, G.H. & Govaerts, R.H.A. (2025). Flora of Kashmir Himalaya: Sind Valley 2: 607-1262. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, India.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1972). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 4: 1-657. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 2: 1-429. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. & Edmondson, J.R. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Iraq 5(2): 1-349. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Hedge, I.C., Lamond, J.M. & Rechinger, K.H. (1987). Flora Iranica 162: 1-555. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
  • Jonsell, B. & Karlsson, T. (eds.) (2010). Flora Nordica 6: 1-298. The Bergius Foundaton.
  • Sapir, Y., Shmida, A. & Fragman, O. (2003). Constructing Red Numbers for setting conservation priorities of endangered plant species: Israeli flora as a test case. Journal for Nature Conservation 11: 1-17.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 357 (1974).
  • Cannon in Consp. Fl. Angol. 4: 349 (1970).
  • Cannon in Flora Zambesiaca 4: 600 (1978).
  • Cov. in Contr. U.S. Nat. Herb. 4: 115 (1893).
  • Cufod., Enumeratio Plantarum Aethiopiae Spermatophyta (Supplement in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux.) p. 646 (1959).
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 2: 359 (1952).
  • H. Wolff in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 228, heft 90: 337 (1927).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002736226 Yes
Peter, G.A. [43707] Tanzania K002736195 Yes
Henrici, M. [4016] South Africa K002736207 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [4995] South Africa K002736216 Yes
Ash [859] Ethiopia K002736162 Yes
Meyer, F.G. [7520] Ethiopia K002736158 Yes
Peter, G.A. [43190] Tanzania K002736192 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [18657] South Africa K002736242 Yes
Clute, W.N. [108] United States K002736247 Yes
Friis, I.; Sebsebe, D. [10139] Ethiopia K002736166 Yes
Christiaensen, A.R. [123] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002736145 Yes
Ecklon [828] South Africa K002736221 Yes
Hugo, L. [1566] South Africa K002736210 Yes
s.coll. [636] South Africa K002736222 Yes
[Jean Sebrum] [9199] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002736140 Yes
Lewalle, J. [3097] Burundi K002736133 Yes
Cusick, W.C. [2081] United States K002736250 Yes
West, O. [1108] South Africa K002736208 Yes
Halse, R. [5251] United States K002736244 Yes
Sankey, H.J. [76] South Africa K002736239 Yes
Germain, R. [6676] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002736137 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000685625 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [209] Uganda K002736170 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [16674] South Africa K002736212 Yes
Richards, H.M. [20800] Tanzania K002736191 Yes
[Chrilliamsa] [559] Lesotho K002736233 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P717] Uganda K002736173 Yes
Pegler, A. [1486] South Africa K002736237 Yes
Richards, H.M. [23072] Tanzania K002736203 Yes
Peter, G.A. [56284] Tanzania K002736200 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kirrika [10960] Tanzania K002736187 Yes
Dieterlen, M. [410] Lesotho K002736238 Yes
Richards, M. [23739] Tanzania K002736201 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Edwards, S.; Kelbessa, E.; Sebsebe, D.; Vollesen, K.B. [7328] Ethiopia K002736168 Yes
Friis, I.; Sebsebe, D. [10139] Ethiopia K002736164 Yes
Baur, R. [1042] South Africa K002736223 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [1102] Sudan K002736146 Yes
Vahrmeijer, J. [2232] South Africa K002736234 Yes
Barnard, W.G.; Mogg, A.O.D. [812] South Africa K002736211 Yes
Wooton, E.O. [s.n.] United States K002736245 Yes
Rob. E. och; Fries, T.C.E. [216] Kenya K002736181 Yes
Ruhsam, M. [DMR358] United Kingdom K001873065 No
[Jean Sebrum] [8345] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002736139 Yes
s.coll. [518] South Africa K002736230 Yes
Lewalle, J. [3097] Burundi K002736132 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K002736255 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P717] Uganda K002736171 Yes
Bogdan, A. [3612a] Kenya K002736183 Yes
Richards, M. [28605] Tanzania K002736186 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [7542] South Africa K002736235 Yes
Pammel, L.H. [228] K002736259 Yes
Wright, C. [1105] United States K001041057 No
[Bayer Milean] [104] South Africa K002736240 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002736261 Yes
Richards, H.M. [25215] Tanzania K002736198 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12227] Tanzania K002736190 Yes
Troupin, G. [7509] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002736141 Yes
Lynes, H. [32] Sudan K002736152 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002736227 Yes
Ash [3742] Ethiopia K002736156 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K002736254 Yes
Meyer, F.G. [7520] Ethiopia K002736159 Yes
Hazel [1295] Uganda K002736175 Yes
Ash [3742] Ethiopia K002736163 Yes
Wright, C.; Mex, N. [1165] K002736258 Yes
Strey, R.G. [3158] South Africa K002736213 Yes
Christiaensen, A. [2447] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002736144 Yes
Strey, R.G. [9531] South Africa K002736232 Yes
Devenish, M.J. [366] South Africa K002736214 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [3369] South Africa K002736209 Yes
s.coll. [965] South Africa K002736218 Yes
[En Pronev] [1771] South Africa K002736241 Yes
Burger, W. [3815] Ethiopia K002736157 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [12213] South Africa K002736204 Yes
Linder, D.H. [2190] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002736138 Yes
West, O. [564] South Africa K002736215 Yes
MacIntosh, D. (Mrs.) [65] Sudan K002736155 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9080] Tanzania K002736184 Yes
Forwood, W.H. [1007] United States K002736256 Yes
Verdcourt [5248] Kenya K002736176 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [1712] Sudan K002736151 Yes
Wilman, M. [s.n.] South Africa K002736206 Yes
Van der Ben, D. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002736136 Yes
Witte, G.F. [11480] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002736134 Yes
Beesley, J.S.S. [178] Tanzania K002736188 Yes
Richards, H.M. [25015] Tanzania K002736196 Yes
Rydberg, P.A. [722] United States K001041056 No
[W. Bales] [s.n.] Mexico K002736260 Yes
Kuntze, C.E.O. [24/294] South Africa K002736224 Yes
Tyson, W. [1417] South Africa K002736219 Yes
Hazel, C. [231] Honduras K002736174 Yes
Drège [s.n.] South Africa K002736228 Yes
Staples, R.R. [290] Tanzania K002736185 Yes
Kässner [590] Kenya K002736179 Yes
Parker, M.; Cubit, M. [25] K002736262 Yes
Sheahan, M-C. [MCS271] United Kingdom K000696386 Yes
Drège [s.n.] South Africa K002736229 Yes
Dümmer, R.A. [4569] Kenya K002736180 Yes
Peter, G.A. [43717] Tanzania K002736194 Yes
Peter, G.A. [43707] Tanzania K002736199 Yes
Meyer, F.G. [7520] Ethiopia K002736167 Yes
s.coll. [[64]] South Africa K002736225 Yes
Drège [s.n.] South Africa K002736236 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P2100] Uganda K002736172 Yes
Robertson, V.C. [116] Sudan K002736148 Yes
Lynes, H. [34] Sudan K002736153 Yes
Richards, M. [19140] Tanzania K002736193 Yes
s.coll. [A-92] Ethiopia K002736160 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [21039] Kenya K002736177 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B12316] Kenya K002736178 Yes
Warren, E.M. [150] Canada K002736246 Yes
Michigan [s.n.] K002736257 Yes
Kamil, A.A. [1202] Sudan K002736149 Yes
Repton, J.E. [s.n.] South Africa K002736205 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002736263 Yes
Bouxin, G. [1518] Rwanda K002736131 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Brenan, J.P.M. [21705] Kenya K002736182 Yes
Peter, G.A. [56289] Tanzania K002736197 Yes
Lynes, H. [115] Sudan K002736154 Yes
Abebe, D. [1136] Ethiopia K002736161 Yes
s.coll. [1 816] United States K002736248 Yes
Phillips, L. [[6/95]] Somalia K002736169 Yes
Friis, I.; Sebsebe, D. [10139] Ethiopia K002736165 Yes
Witte, G.F. [11523] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002736135 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [13392] Tanzania K002736202 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [2567] Sudan K002736150 Yes
Metcalfe, O.B. [s.n.] United States K002736251 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [1705] United States K002736253 Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [2341] United States K002736252 Yes
s.coll. [9] K002736264 Yes
Earle, F.S.; Earle, E.S. [270] United States K002736249 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [1267] Sudan K002736147 Yes
Kuntze, C.E.O. [s.n.] South Africa K002736220 Yes
Herlocker, D. [144] Tanzania K002736189 Yes

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