Aegopodium podagraria L.

  • Filed As

    Apiaceae
    Aegopodium podagraria L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 43591 with J. L. Brown, 07 Jul 1993

  • Location

    United States of America. Connecticut. Litchfield Co. 1.6km W of Bethlehem, near Weekeepeemee River (Private land holding).

  • Habitat

    Second growth forest of former farmland, on rocky, slightly hilly terrain. Betula allegheniensis, B. lenta, Quercus spp., Acer rubrum, A. saccharum, Carpinus caroliniana, Pinus strobus.

  • Description

    Herbs, spreading by slender light brown rhizomes, forming patches along edge of lawn and shrubbery, becoming weedy; stem bases purple; plant slightly umbelliferous aromatic; petals white, nearly finished flowering.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1064651

    Occurrence ID: 2afb4c91-6a9d-42c2-ab5b-8dbefed3efc7

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Apiales

  • Family

    Apiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Aegopodium podagraria L. det M. H. Nee, 1993

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Connecticut

  • County/Municipio

    Litchfield Co.

  • Locality

    1.6km W of Bethlehem, near Weekeepeemee River (Private land holding)

  • Coordinates

    41.37, -73

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
01064651
01064651
The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of U.S.A.
Apiaceae
Aegopodium podagraria L.
det. M. Nee, 1993
Connecticut, Litchfield Co., on the J. L. Brown
property, 1 mile W of Bethlehem, along
Weekeepeemee River. Second growth forest on
former farmland on rocky, slightly hilly terrain.
Betula allegheniensis, B. lenta, Quercus alba,
Quercus spp., Acer rubrum, A. saccharum,
Carpinus caroliniana, Pinus strobus, Tsuga
canadensis, etc.
Herbs, the base of stem purple, spreading by
slender light brown rhizomes, forming patches
along edge of lawn and shrubbery, becoming a
weed. Plant slightly umbelliferous aromatic.
Nearly finished flowering; petals white.
Coll.: M. Nee & J. L. Brown 43591 7 July 1993