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Apiaceae

Fine-leaved water-dropwort

Oenanthe aquatica (L.) Poir.

Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Oenanthe

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Fine-leaved water-dropwort: Typical habitus of Oenanthe aquatica plants in a pond.
Photo: Christian Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (28)
Arabic
جذر أحمر, رازيانة مائي
Belarusian
Амежнік вадзяны
Bulgarian
Обикновен воден морач
cv
Шыври варăш
Czech
Halucha vodní
Danish
Billebo-Klaseskærm
Dutch
Watertorkruid, Hestekjørvel
English
Fine-leaved water-dropwort, Fineleaf waterdropwort, Fine leafed water dropwort, Fine-leaved water dropwort, Fineleaf water dropwort
Estonian
Harilik vesiputk
Finnish
Liejupahaputki, Pahaputki
French
Œnanthe aquatique, Fenouil aquatique, Fenouil d'eau
German
Großer Wasserfenchel, Wasser-Rebendolde, Wasserfenchel, Wasserpferdesaat
Hungarian
Vízi mételykóró
Italian
Fellandrio
Lithuanian
Vandeninė išnė
Macedonian
Воден виноцвет
Norwegian Bokmål
Hestekjørvel
Norwegian Nynorsk
Hestekjørvel
Persian
آبچکان
Polish
Kropidło wodne
Romanian
Mărăraș de apă
Russian
Омежник водный
Slovak
Haluchovka vodná
Slovenian
Vodni sovec
Spanish
Felandrio acuático, Milenrama de arroyos deshecha, Perejil de brujas, Felandrio acuatico, Milenrama de arroyos deshecha y enhiesta
Swedish
Vattenstäkra, Stäkra
Ukrainian
Омег водяний
Welsh
Cegiden-y-dŵr fanddail

Synonyms

  • Ligusticum phellandrium Crantz
  • Oenanthe aquatica var. batrachiifolia A.A.Bobrov
  • Oenanthe gigantea Zumagl.
  • Oenanthe phellandrium Lam.
  • Oenanthe phellandrium var. microcarpum Beck
  • Phellandrium aquaticum L.
  • Phellandrium aquaticum var. microcarpum (Beck) Bertová
  • Phellandrium divaricatum Gray
  • Phellandrium divaricatum var. fluitans Gray
  • Phellandrium montanum S.G.Gmel.
  • Selinum phellandrium E.H.L.Krause

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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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.