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Chaerophyllum

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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| image = Chaerophyllum temulum blossom.jpg

| image_caption = Chaerophyllum temulum

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| taxon = Chaerophyllum

| authority = L.

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{{Genus list

|Apotaenium|Koso-Pol.

|Bellia|Bubani

|Blephixis|Raf.

|Caldasia|Lag.

|Chamaemyrrhis|Endl. ex Heynh.

|Chrysophae|Koso-Pol.

|Croaspila|Raf.

|Fiebera|Opiz

|Golenkinianthe|Koso-Pol.

|Lindera|Adans.

|Myrrhoides|Heist. ex Fabr.

|Oreomyrrhis|Endl.

|Physocaulis|Tausch

|Polgidon|Raf.

|Rhynchostylis|Tausch

|Sikira|Raf.

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Chaerophyllum is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, with 35 species native to Europe, Asia, North America, and northern Africa. It includes the cultivated root vegetable Chaerophyllum bulbosum (turnip rooted chervil).

File:Chaerophyllum bulbosum W.jpg|Chaerophyllum bulbosum

File:Chaerophyllum procumbens - Spreading Chervil.jpg|Chaerophyllum procumbens

The genus name is an alteration of Latin {{lang|la|chaerephyllum}}, from Ancient Greek {{lang|grc|χαιρέφυλλον}} ({{grc-tr|χαιρέφυλλον}} "chervil"), from {{wikt-lang|grc|χαίρω}} ({{grc-tr|χαίρω}} "to be glad") and {{wikt-lang|grc|φύλλον}} ({{grc-tr|φύλλον}} "leaf").

Species

{{As of|2022|December}}, Plants of the World Online accepted 69 species:

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References

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{{citation |title=Chaerophyllum L. |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30028190-2 |access-date=2022-12-18 }}

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External links

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Category:Apioideae genera

Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus

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