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Parsley piert

Aphanes

Also called Parsley Pierts

Parsley piert
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 3.0

Aphanes, known as parsley-piert, is a genus of about 20 small annual herbs in the rose family, mostly native to Europe, Asia and Australia. They are low, spreading weeds of lawns and disturbed ground rather than garden showpieces.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keeps moist in the wild; water when the surface soil begins to dry.
Soil
Ordinary, moderately fertile soil, tolerates poor or sandy ground.
Temperature
Hardy in cool temperate climates; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Edible
Yes, some parts

About

Aphanes (parsley-piert) is a genus of around 20 species in the rose family (Rosaceae), native to Europe, Asia and Australia. A 2003 study indicated that Aphanes may belong to the genus Alchemilla, commonly called lady's-mantle. They are slender, annual prostrate herbs, much-branched with deeply lobed leaves, pilose (covered with soft hair) and on short petioles. The tiny green to yellow flowers without petals grow in clusters in the denticulate leaflike stipules.

Species include:

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aphanes by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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