| Plants : Apiaceae | Ferns and Flowering Plants |
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| Oenanthe aquatica |
Description: A fairly robust aquatic annual or biennial umbelliferous plant with rather fern-like leaves and each umbel produced opposite a leaf-stalk; reaching 4 ft (120 cm) in height. Occurring in ditches, fens and lake margins; mainly in the Lough Neagh and Erne basins.
All names: Oenanthe aquatica (L.) Poiret; Oenanthe phellandrium Lam.
Distribution Map from NBN: Oenanthe aquatica at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Oenanthe aquatica at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
| Hackney, P., 2026. Oenanthe aquatica. (L.) Poiret. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland. https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3694. Accessed on 2026-11-02. |