Species

Anthriscus caucalis

Etymology

Anthriscus: A Greek name for a similar culinary plant described by Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD)

Common Name(s)

beaked parsley

Family

Apiaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

ANTCAU

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Flower Colours

White

Year Naturalised

1922

Origin

Europe, Asia Minor, Caucasia, Siberia, N.W. Africa

This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010