Apiaceae
Fine-leaved water-dropwort
Oenanthe aquatica
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Oenanthe
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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

Photo: Christian Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.