Aphanes arvensis
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Aphanes inexspectata
- Phonetic Spelling
- a-FAYN-eez ar-VEN-sis
- Description
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Parsley-piert is a low growing weed in the rose family that is native to Europe in disturbed areas as fields, lawns and wastelands. It is a small many-branched erect to sprawling plant growing only up to 8 inches tall. It grows and blooms during the spring and summer and dies down in winter. Spread is by seeds.
It is tolerant of a variety of soils and prefers well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Tolerates both alkaline and acidic soils.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Aphanes
- Species:
- inexspectata
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Uses (Ethnobotany):
- Previously and currently used in herbal medicine for kidney stones
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Macronesia, Europe, Asia
- Edibility:
- Leaves can be eaten in salads. Collect spring leaves for eating and drying.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Edible
- Weed
- Habit/Form:
- Horizontal
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- High
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
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Fruit:
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Achene
- Fruit Description:
- The fruit is an oval pointed glabrous achene
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Green
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Insignificant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Petals:
- Colored Sepals
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Stipules form a leaf-like cup, enclosing the flower. The tiny green flower has four sepals and no petals in dense clusters in the leaf axils. Flowers April to Sept.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Margin:
- Lobed
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Description:
- The short-stalked gray-green leaves have three segments each deeply lobed at the tip. Wedge-shaped base, bi-ternately lobed.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Many branched green stem
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Landscape:
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
- Problems:
- Weedy
