Marsh Parsley Cyclospermum leptophyllum
Previously known as:
- Apium leptophyllum
- Phonetic Spelling
- sahy-kuh-los-pur-mum lep-toh-FE-lum
- Description
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Marsh parsley, in the Apiaceae (or carrot) family, is a summer annual. It has finely-dissected leaves and forms a branched mound up to 2 feet tall. Flowers are small, white, and tinged pink. Young seedlings strongly resemble wild carrot seedlings and emerge from mid-spring though mid-autumn with multiple generations per year. Plants prefer moist areas, growing well on irrigation ditches and in standing water of production areas. No data are available on herbicide effectiveness.
Marsh parsley is also known by the Latin name Apium leptophyllum.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Cyclospermum
- Species:
- leptophyllum
- Family:
- Apiaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Mexico to South Tropical America
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Weed
- Habit/Form:
- Ascending
- Erect
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Cultural Conditions:
- Soil Drainage:
- Frequent Standing Water
- Moist
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Umbel
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Flowers are small (less than half of 1 mm), white and tinged pink. Young seedlings strongly resemble wild carrot seedlings and emerge from mid-spring through mid-autumn with multiple generations per year.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- The plant has finely-dissected leaves and forms a branched mound up to 2 feet tall.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Problems:
- Weedy
