Fool's parsley

Aethusa cynapium

Summary 5

Aethusa cynapium (fool's parsley, fool's cicely, or poison parsley) is an annual (rarely biennial) herb in the plant family Apiaceae, native to Europe, western Asia, and northwest Africa. It is the only member of the genus Aethusa. It is related to Hemlock and Water-dropwort, and like them it is poisonous, though less so than hemlock. It has been introduced into many other parts of the world and is a common weed in cultivated ground.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) nz_willowherb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/willowherb/27565417615/
  2. (c) Daniel Carter, all rights reserved, uploaded by Daniel Carter
  3. (c) Almantas Kulbis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Almantas Kulbis
  4. Amédée Masclef, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:107_Aethusa_cynapium_L.jpg
  5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethusa_cynapium

More Info

iNaturalist Luxembourg Map