Berula erecta

Berula erecta
1885 illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Berula
Species:
B. erecta
Binomial name
Berula erecta
(Huds.) Coville
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Apium berula Caruel
  • Apium sium Crantz
  • Berla monspeliensium Bubani
  • Berula angustifolia Greene
  • Berula incisa (Torr.) G.N.Jones
  • Berula orientalis Woronow ex Schischk.
  • Berula pusilla (Nutt.) Fernald
  • Carum sioides J.M.Black
  • Selinum berula E.H.L.Krause
  • Siella erecta (Huds.) Pimenov
  • Sium erectum Huds.
  • Sium incisum Torr.
  • Sium orientale Soó
  • Sium pusillum Nutt.
  • Sium thunbergii DC.

Berula erecta, known as lesser water-parsnip, cutleaf waterparsnip, or narrow-leaved water-parsnip, is a member of the carrot family. Growing to around 1 m (3 ft) tall, it is found in or by water. It is widespread across much of Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America.

Berula erecta has a hollow stem. Underwater leaves consist of compound with thread-like lobes; leaves above the surface of the water are flatter and broader. The plant produces many small white flowers in a compound umbel.

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