Hairyfruit Chervil

Hairyfruit Chervil (Chaerophyllum tainturieri)

       Hairyfruit Chervil (Chaerophyllum tainturieri), a member of the carrot family (Apiaceae) family and native to the United States, blooms from early to late spring. Commonly found from the eastern to the central United States it grows in moist open wooded area, wetland areas, woodland borders, fields, roadsides, and other waste areas. Although not considered weedy it thrives and spreads rapidly under the right conditions
       This plant grows from six to eighteen inches tall and produces small 1/8 inch five petaled flowers with no sepals. The leaves, found alternately along the stem, are one-half inch long.
       Note: This plant is almost identical in appearance to Chaerophyllum procumbens (Spreading Chervil). The Hairyfruit Chervil can be distinguished from the Spreading Chervil by it pedicels (stalks) which become wider near the apex and flower of the plant.