Plants : ApiaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Chaerophyllum temulum L.

Rough Chervil

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Chaerophyllum temulum

Description: A bristly perennial species up to 3 feet tall, with purple-spotted stems (compare hemlock Conium maculatum, which is purple-spotted but non-bristly).

Very rare and local, and with few recent records.

All names: Chaerophyllum temulum L.; Chaerophyllum temulentum L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Chaerophyllum temulum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Chaerophyllum temulum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Chaerophyllum temulum. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3638. Accessed on 2026-11-02.