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| Chaerophyllum tainturieri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Chaerophyllum |
| Species: | C. tainturieri
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| Chaerophyllum tainturieri | |
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Chaerophyllum tainturieri, known by the common names hairyfruit chervil[2] and southern chervil,[3] is a forb and annual plant native to the south-eastern United States, with disjunct populations in Arizona and New Mexico. It is a common plant, found in glades, fields, and disturbed areas.[4] It produces small white umbels of flowers in the spring.
This species was the subject of a germination study, which revealed a new type of seed dormancy.[5]
Its was discovered by a Frenchman Mr Louis François Tainturier des Essards (ca1767-1839) living in New Orleans.[6] [7]
Description
[edit]Chaerophyllum tainturieri is an annual herb that can reach up to 32 inches in height. Its leaves are opposite and bipinnate. Flowers are grouped in an umbel and are small, white and 5-petaled. C. tainturieri blooms from March through May. Its fruit is a caryopsis. [8]
References
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- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 22 December 2015
- ^ NRCS. "Chaerophyllum tainturieri". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States
- ^ Missouriplants
- ^ Jerry M. Baskin and Carol C. Baskin (1990), "Chaerophyllum tainturieri: A New Type of Morphophysiological Dormancy", Journal of Ecology, 78 (4): 993–1004, doi:10.2307/2260948, JSTOR 2260948
- ^ "This American species was named after L.F. Tainturier des Essarts, who sent plants of Louisiane to English botanist Sir William Hooker during the 1820s and 1830s; Author and editor of many noted botanical works, Hooker later served as director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew."
Tveten, John; Tveten, Gloria (1997). Wildflowers of Houston and Southeast Texas. University of Texas Press. p. 29. ISBN 0292781512. - ^ Hooker, W.J. (1835). Companion to the Botanical magazine. p. 47.
- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2026-03-23.