Plants : ApiaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm.

Cow Parsley

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Anthriscus sylvestris

Description: The commonest wayside umbellifer of early summer, making whole stretches of roadside white when in full flower.

All names: Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm.; Cerefolium sylvestre (L.) Bess.; Chaerophyllum sylvestre L.

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

iNaturalist: Anthriscus sylvestris at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Anthriscus sylvestris. (L.) Hoffm.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3641. Accessed on 2026-11-02.