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Oenanthe silaifolia
Also called Sulphurwort, Narrow Leaf Water Dropwort, Narrow Leafed Water Dropwort
Narrow-leaved water-dropwort is an uncommon tuberous perennial of water-meadows and wetlands in Europe and nearby parts of Asia and North Africa. It grows best in wet, open ground and is rarely grown in gardens.
Oenanthe silaifolia, narrow-leaved water-dropwort, is a flowering plant in the carrot family, which is native to Europe and adjacent parts of Asia and North Africa. It is an uncommon plant of water-meadows and wetlands.
The global range of narrow-leaved water-dropwort is centred on Europe, the main populations being in France, England, Spain, Italy and Greece. It extends as far north as The Netherlands, east to the Caspian Sea, and southwards as far as the Middle East and North Africa. It is not recorded as an introduction beyond its natural range.
Most water-dropworts (Oenanthe spp.) are toxic to some degree but, as a widespread component of pastures and hay meadows, narrow-leaved water-dropwort is clearly not harmful to livestock, although the tubers may be. It is not widely consumed by humans, but there are reports of the leaves being eaten as a vegetable or salad in Biga, Çanakkale, where it is known as Kazayağı.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Oenanthe silaifolia 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.
