Chaerophyllum nodosum (L.) Crantz (syn. Myrrhoides nodosa (L.) Cannon)

Taxonomy: Fam. Apiaceae// Genus: Chaerophyllum// Species: Chaerophyllum nodosum (L.) Crantz

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski and Matevski, 2005) as Myrrhoides nodosa (L.) Cannon. According to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Hand, 2011) Myrrhoides nodosa (L.) Cannon is considered a synonym of Chaerophyllum nodosum (L.) Crantz.

Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Northwest Africa, from Europe to West and Central Asia according to the Plants of the World Online portal.

Habitat:  Found near among trees, orchards, roads, rocks.

Flowering period:  Spring.

Chaerophyllum nodosum – habit in habitat. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chaerophyllum nodosum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chaerophyllum nodosum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chaerophyllum nodosum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chaerophyllum nodosum – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chaerophyllum nodosum – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chaerophyllum nodosum – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chaerophyllum nodosum – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chaerophyllum nodosum – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chaerophyllum nodosum – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chaerophyllum nodosum – fruits. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chaerophyllum nodosum – fruits. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chaerophyllum nodosum – fruits. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chaerophyllum nodosum – fruits. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chaerophyllum nodosum – cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chaerophyllum nodosum – cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chaerophyllum nodosum – cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chaerophyllum nodosum – stem. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chaerophyllum nodosum – stem. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chaerophyllum nodosum – stem. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chaerophyllum nodosum – basal leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chaerophyllum nodosum – basal leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Micevski, K and Matevski, V. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Chaerophyllum nodosum (L.) Crantz. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens,Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:840236-1 [Accessed 09.05.2021].

Hand, R. (2011): Apiaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Chaerophyllum%20nodosum&PTRefFk=7500000 [Accessed 09.05.2021].

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