Chaerophyllum temulum L.
Rough Chervil
Rough chervil is a biennial herb with stems that can grow up to 100 cm in length. The stems are often purple-spotted and swollen below the nodes. The leaves are bi- to tri-pinnate, dark green, and hairy on both surfaces. The flowers are white and arranged in compound umbels with usually 6-12 hairy rays. The plant is poisonous and contains toxins that can cause gastro-intestinal inflammation, drowsiness, vertigo, and cardiac weakness if ingested.
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Apiales
Apiaceae
Chaerophyllum
The plant contains a volatile alkaloid called chaerophylline, as well as other toxins. It also has compounds like falcarinol and falcarinone.
Rough chervil has been used in folk medicine for treating arthritis, dropsy, and chronic skin complaints. It was also used as a spring tonic.
Late May to early July
Up to 100 cm
White
Damp places, waterside thickets, open woodland, woodland edges, waste places, by walls and fences, in both lowland and hilly country.
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