Chaerophyllum tainturieri

Chaerophyllum tainturieri, known by the common names hairyfruit chervil[2] and southern chervil,[3] is an annual forb native to the south-eastern 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 Edit this 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. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Chaerophyllum tainturieri". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. 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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