Apiaceae
Cow parsley
Anthriscus sylvestris
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Anthriscus
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Common names
By language (49)
- aeb
- كشبر
- ang
- Wuducerfille
- Arabic
- سرفيل أنطرسكي حرجي
- ary
- أطرايلال
- arz
- سرفيل انطرسكى حرجى
- Asturian
- Cicuta, Fediondu, Marguienzu
- Azerbaijani
- Meşə dişəvəri, Oxşar dişəvər, Palıdı dişəvər
- Basque
- Astaperrexil zuri
- Belarusian
- Маркоўнік лясны, Вадзяны укроп, Стволля, Ствольны цвет
- Bulgarian
- Горски азмацук
- Catalan
- Cerfull bord
- Chinese
- 峨参, 峨參, 峨参叶
- Croatian
- Šumska krasuljica
- Czech
- Kerblík lesní
- Danish
- Vild Kørvel
- Dutch
- Fluitenkruid, Fluitekruid
- English
- Cow parsley, Wild chervil, Keck, Queen Anne's lace, Wild beaked parsley
- Esperanto
- Arbara antrisko
- Estonian
- Mets-harakputk, Metsharakputk
- Finnish
- Koiranputki
- French
- Cerfeuil sauvage, Anthrisque sauvage
- German
- Wiesen-Kerbel, Wiesenkerbel, Wild-Kälberkropf
- Hungarian
- Erdei turbolya
- Icelandic
- Skógarkerfill
- Irish
- Peirsil bhó
- Japanese
- シャク
- Korean
- 전호, 생치나물
- kw
- Kegis an vugh
- Lithuanian
- Krūminis builis
- nds
- Schierling
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Hundekjeks, Pipekjeks
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Hundekjeks, Hoinnsleitje
- Persian
- جعفری وحشی جنگلی
- Polish
- Trybula leśna
- Romanian
- Hasmațuchi, Asmăţui, Asmățui, Hasmaţuchi, Hazmatuchi, Hazmaţuchi, Hazmațuchi, Haşmaciucă
- Russian
- Купырь лесной, Купырь альпийский, Купырь кандолля, Морковник, Пучка морковная, Ужовник
- se
- Dierpmárássi, Beatnatboska, Beatnatrássi
- sgs
- Gardakolis
- Slovak
- Trebuľka lesná
- Slovenian
- Gozdna krebuljica
- smj
- Diermmerásse
- smn
- Pennuurääsi
- sms
- Pieʹnnerääʹss
- Spanish
- Argulacho, Caucalis aequicolorum, Mardiasco, Perifollo de asno, Perifollo silvestre
- Swedish
- Hundkäx, Hundfloka, Hundkex, Hundloka
- Ukrainian
- Бугила лісова
- vep
- Koiranbut'k
- Welsh
- Gorthyfail
- Western Frisian
- Piipkrûd, Fluitekrûd, Fluitestâlen, Franjekrûd, Hûnestang, Kikkertskrûd, Pipekrûd, Piperkrûd
Synonyms
- Anthriscus sylvestris subsp. aemula Kitag.
- Anthriscus sylvestris subsp. alpina (Vill.) Nyman
- Anthriscus sylvestris subsp. sylvestris
- Carum sylvestre Baill.
- Cerefolium sylvestre Bubani
- Cerefolium sylvestre (L.) Morison ex Rupr.
- Chaerefolium silvestre Schinz
- Chaerophyllum sylvestre L.
- Myrrhis sylvestris Spreng.
- Myrrhodes sylvestre (L.) Kuntze
- Ptychotis sylvestris Royle
- Scandix sylvestris Vest
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 2,902 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tom Erler, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Erler, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Erler, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: richyfourtytwo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: mnt99york, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vera Buhl, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ape, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.