Apiaceae FAMILY
Anthriscus cerefolium
Anthriscus cerefolium
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Anthriscus cerefolium is an aromatic, erect, biennial plant with a branched stem; it can grow up to 70cm tall[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. Chervil is often used as a culinary and medicinal herb, and has been cultivated for this purpose, in various parts of the world, for more than 500 years.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeCentral and southeastern Europe - Poland to France, east to Ukraine and Greece; W. Asia - Turkey to the Caucasus, Iran and central Asia
HabitatHedgebanks, roadsides and waste places[ 9 Title Edible and Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Launert. E. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1981 ISBN 0-600-37216-2 Description Covers plants in Europe. a drawing of each plant, quite a bit of interesting information. , 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].