Taxonomy: Fam. Apiaceae// Genus: Chaerophyllum// Species: Chaerophyllum nodosum (L.) Crantz.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Tutin (1968, Umbelliferae – key to genera), Cannon (1968 in Tutin at al., Myrrhoides Heister ex Fabr.), Matevski (2005, Umbelliferae – key to genera) and Micevski (2005 in Matevski, Myrrhoides Heister ex Fabr.). Determined as Myrrhoides nodosa (L.) Cannon. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Hand, 2011+) is 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 (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Found on the edges and clearings of woods, near orchards.
Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.
References:
Cannon, J. F. M. 1968. Myrrhoides Heister ex Fabr. (Physocaulis (DC.) Tausch). In Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 324.
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].
Chaerophyllum nodosum. Source: 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].
Chaerophyllum nodosum. Source: Hand, R. (2011+): Apiaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/55280f20-5306-4a70-9b9e-94bedf9f3586 [Accessed 11.10.2023].
Matevski, V. 2005. Umbelliferae (key to genera), The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 6. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1529–1534.
Micevski, K. 2005. Myrrhoides Heister ex Fabr. In Matevski, V. (ed.), The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 6. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1544–1545.
Tutin, T. G. 1968. Umbelliferae (key to genera). In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 315–319.
Last update: 11.10.2023.