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Petroselinum crispum (Wild Parsley) |
Petroselinum crispum (APIACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Petroselinum crispum(Mill.) Fuss
Published in Hand-list Herb. Pl. Kew ed. 3, 122 (1925) |
Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
Petroselinum sativum Hoffm. Synonym that was used for long in Malta:
Petroselinum sativum
Hoffmannsegg Full list of synonyms :
[Euro+Med]
[PlantList]
[IPNI]
[POWO]
[Catalogue of Life]
[Worldplants.de]
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Plant Family : |
Apiaceae
Lindl. (=Umbelliferea) (The Carrot Family)
34 species from the Apiaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Wild Parsley |
Maltese name(s) : |
Tursin |
Status for Malta : |
Naturalised Alien. Species that was introduced in Malta after year 1492 (Columbus' discovery of the New World)
and spreads and integrates to form established, non-invasive populations.
Species may become become invasive if it widespreads rapidly. |
Frequency : |
Very Common Common Frequent Scarce Rare Very rare Extinct |
Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: HEMICRYPTOPHYTE ( prostate plants with flowers close to the ground )
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon |
Legal Protection : |
Not legally protected till the last update of this website (2/Mar/2022) |
Red List (1989) : |
Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands |
Flowering Time : |
April – October |
Colour of Flowers: |
White or Cream |
Toxicity: |
Not particularly toxic |
Name Derivation : |
Petroselinum:
crispum:
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Planting in rural areas : |
Can be planted in rural areas according to ERA Guidelines |
Remarks : |
Typical wild population are not found in Malta and this species is currently considered as an naturalised alien but it may have been a native species as it is in most countries of south and central Europe. |
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Description, Habitat and Distribution | |
Habitat in Europe: |
Cultivated as a herb and became naturalised in habitats with fertile soil, especially near agricultural areas. | |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Escapes and sometimes becomes naturalised in field margins, abandoned fertile or humid areas close to its cultivated source. Naturalised populations usually seen in valley sides close to fields. | |
Botanical Description: |
Erect, glabrous biennial up to 75 cm. Stem terete, solid; branches ascending. Lower leaves triangular in outline, 3-pinnate; lobes 10-20 mm, cuneate, lobed, often crispate in cultivars. Umbels flat-topped. Rays 8-20. Bracts 1-3, entire or 3-fid; bracteoles 5-8, linear-oblong to ovate-cuspidate. Petals yellowish. Fruit 2.5-3 mm, broadly ovoid. | |
Chromosome number: |
2n=22 | |
Distributional range: |
Naturalized in much of Europe origin uncertain, but perhaps S.E. Europe or W. Asia. |
Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993): |
Introduced in All Europe exceptAlbania, Faroe Islands, Finland, the Netherlands, Iceland, Russia and former USSR, Svalbard archipelago, Turkey (European part) |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(from Euro+Med Checklist, 2019)
Country codes
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NA |
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