Plants : ApiaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Oenanthe aquatica (L.) Poiret

Fine-leaved Water-dropwort

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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.