Cenolophium

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{Speciesbox

|image = Cenolophium denudatum02.jpg

|display_parents = 2

|genus = Cenolophium

|parent_authority = W.D.J.Koch

|species = denudatum

|authority = (Hornem.) Tutin

| synonyms =

• Cenolophium fischeri (Spreng.) W.D.J. Koch ex DC.
• Athamanta denudata Fisch. ex Hornem.

}}

Cenolophium is a genus of flowering plants in the carrot family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). Its only species is Cenolophium denudatum (known as Baltic parsley), native to Europe and Asia. A herbaceous perennial, it grows to {{convert|1.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall by {{convert|0.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} wide, with dark green divided leaves and, in summer, many umbels of tiny pale green or white flowers on branching naked stems (hence the Latin specific name denudatum).{{cite book |last=Harrison |first=Lorraine |title=RHS Latin for Gardeners |year=2012 |publisher=Mitchell Beazley |location=United Kingdom |isbn=978-1845337315 }} The stems are sometimes purple in colour. The flowers are attractive to numerous insects.

In cultivation in the UK, this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit{{cite web

| url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/42450/i-Cenolophium-denudatum-i/Details

|title = RHS Plantfinder - Cenolophium denudatum

| publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | accessdate=21 January 2018}} (confirmed 2017).{{cite web

| url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf

| title = AGM Plants - Ornamental

| date = July 2017

| page = 17

| publisher = Royal Horticultural Society

| accessdate = 24 January 2018}}