Apiaceae
Chaerophyllum

Chaerophyllum nodosum (L.) Crantz

First published in Cl. Umbell. Emend.: 76 (1767)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Central & S. Europe to Central Asia and Iran, NW. Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Ghazanfar, S. A. & Edmondson, J. R (Eds). (2014) Flora of Iraq, Volume 5 Part 2: Lythraceae to Campanulaceae.

Morphology General Habit
Erect annual herb, to 60 cm or sometimes more, branched (often rather sparingly) from near base, or above in less robust individuals
Morphology Stem
Stem and branches terete, finely striated, fistular with hollow fusiform swellings below nodes at maturity (not always evident in less well-grown plants); indumentum variable, from quite glabrous to an abundant clothing of patent or deflexed, stiff, swollen-based bristles
Morphology Leaves
Radical and lower stem-leaves similar, triangular-ovate in outline, up to 25 × 15 cm, petiolate, bi- to tri-pinnatisect, hairy, with broad, ovate or ovate-lanceolate segments; upper leaves reducing in size and number of divisions, sessile on diminishing sheaths, ternate-pinnate, uppermost scarcely sheathing
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Partial umbels 4–9-flowered, on short filiform pedicels which elongate to as much as 1 cm and become considerably incrassate in ripe fruit, though some fruits may be sessile Umbels few, leaf-opposed and terminal, shortly (1–3.5 cm) pedunculate, lower subequalling the subtending leaves, 2–3-rayed, rays 1–3.5 cm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Bracts of involucel 5–7, lanceolate, shorter than pedicels
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit when ripe 8–12 × 2–3 mm, broadest about or below middle and gradually tapering with rounded margins to the apex, densely clothed with swollen-based bristles which are very diverse in size, the longer pronouncedly upward-falcate.
Ecology
On the lower mountain slopes, in Quercus shade on limestone, on stony clay soil, in a N-facing ravine, by streams in Quercus woods etc.; alt. 700–1400 m
Phenology
Flowering and fruiting: May–Jun.
Distribution
Occasional in the middle forest zone of Iraq. W, C & E Europe (Portugal, Spain, Corsica, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, mountains of Greece to Crimea), Syria, Palestine, Turkey, Caucasus, Iran, C Asia (Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tadjikistan), N Africa (Morocco, Algeria).
[FIQ]

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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