Woodland chervil
Anthriscus nemorosa

Family: Apiaceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 50-120 cm high. The stems are stout and branched. The leaves are triangle shaped and 7-12 cm long and across the base. The leaves consist of 3 sections with the end one 3-7 mm long and 2-4 mm wide. There are teeth along the edge. The flowers are small and white in compound groups. The fruit are oblong and 7-8 mm long by 2-3 mm across.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in meadows and rich soil of forests along streams.

Countries/locations it is found in

Armenia, Asia, Balkans, Bulgaria, Caucasus, China, Europe, Georgia, Italy, Mediterranean, Sicily, Turkey, Türkiye

How it is used for food

The young shoots are eaten. They are cooked as a vegetable. The roots are used for pickles. They are also fried with eggs. The stems is eaten raw after the bark is peeled off.

It is an important vegetable in some places in China. It is sold in local markets.

Edible parts

Shoots, leaves, roots, vegetable, stem

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Armyanskie kapuri, Azmatsuk, Banda, Gimi, Hirhindilik, Kherkhenduk, Khrkhnduk, Limi, Matuti, Mendi, Mendik, Mendo, Pecek, Picekli, Trtruk, Zire

Synonyms

Anthriscus aemula (Woronow) Schischkin; Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffman var. aemula Woronow;