Anthriscus sylvestris 峨參

Common name: Cow Parsley
Scientific name: Anthriscus sylvestris 峨參
Genus: Anthiscus 峨參屬
Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae 傘形科, 繖形科, celery, carrot or parsley family

Remarks:

Origin: native

Date:  19th April

A young plant. Flowers not yet opened.

An elder plant with flowers. It can reach up to 130 cm.

Another plant with flowers.

Stem, enlarged below to see the junction of a branch. Stem is solid without purple or purple spots. (vs stem is solid, purple or purple-spotted and short stiff hairs in Chaerophyllum temulum 毒細葉芹, rough chervil.)

Green stem.

Another branch, enlarged below.

Leaves.

3-pinnate leaves. Enlarged below to see the details.

Some of the leaflets at the base are stalked.

The front part of the 3-pinnate leaf.

Compound umbel.

No bracts at the primary umbel. There are 9 rays of the primary umbel in this photo. 

Flower buds, enlarged below.

Bracteoles with narrow tips are covering the flowers.

Side view of the secondary umbel, enlarged below to show the bracteoles with narrow tips.

Another angle of the view of the secondary umbel, enlarged below.

Another angle of view of the secondary umbel, enlarged below to see the underside of individual flower.

Ovary (fruit) is smooth. (vs ovary (fruit) with hooked bristles in Anthriscus caucalis 鈎毛峨參, 刺毛峨參, bur parsley.)

Fully opened flowers, enlarged below.

Each flower has 5 petals of different sizes, 5 stamens and 2 styles.

Another flowers, enlarged below.

2 styles are clearly seen in this photo.