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Oenanthe pimpinelloides
Also called Corky-fruited water-dropwort, Callous Fruited Water Dropwort, Corky Fruit Water Dropwort, Water Dropwort, Parsley Dropwort
Corkyfruit waterdropwort is a hairless perennial of the carrot family with tuberous roots, found in damp to dry grassland, meadows and roadsides. It is tolerant of drier conditions than most of its relatives.
Oenanthe pimpinelloides is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common name corky-fruited water-dropwort. It is a plant of tall, lightly grazed or infrequently mown grassland and coastal meadows in Europe and neighbouring parts of Asia and North Africa.
This is a plant of damp to dry grassland, hay meadows, old pastures and roadsides. Being more resistant to water stress than its congeners, it is the only water-dropwort that grows in dry lowland habitats in some parts of its natural range. Although it is usually described as a grassland plant, its habitat is often somewhat ruderal and tending towards scrub. In Sardinia, it has been described as a plant of myrtle scrub around Mediterranean temporary ponds, and in Turkey it is often found under hazel trees.
The related species hemlock water-dropwort is highly poisonous, and it is often assumed that corky-fruited water-dropwort would be similarly dangerous, but there is no record of it ever harming humans or livestock, and it often occurs in hay meadows and pastures without any ill effect on cattle, sheep or horses.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Oenanthe pimpinelloides 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.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
