Oenanthe aquatica, fine-leaved water-dropwort, is an aquatic flowering plant in the carrot family. It is widely distributed from the Atlantic coast of Europe to central Asia, and grows in reedbeds or
Oenanthe aquatica plant
A sprawling plant of fine-leaved Water-dropwort at Ashford, Kent, England
The foliage is characteristically finely divided.
Oenanthe, known as water dropworts, oenanthes, water parsleys, and water celeries, are a genus of plants in the family Apiaceae. Most of the species grow in damp ground, such as in marshes or in water
Oenanthe aquatica
…Its chromosome number is 2n = 22 (based on British specimens). The generic name Oenanthe, which comes from the Ancient Greek οίνος, "wine" and άνθος, "flower", was used in ancient times for certain Mediterranean plants and later adopted to…
Oenanthe aquatica Köhler–s Medizinal Pflanzen 228
Contrast between hemlock water dropwort (Oenanthe crocata, right) and poison hemlock (Conium maculatum, spotted stems on left)
Tubular water-dropwort inflorescence, showing the lack of bracts, the stalks (rays) of the umbels, and the narrow segments of the upper leaves
Corky-fruited water dropwort (Oenanthe pimpinelloides)