Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Genus: Oenanthe (Waterdropwort)
Oenanthe fistulosa L. - Tubular Water-Dropwort
Oenanthe silaifolia M. Bieb. - Narrow-Leaved Water-Dropwort
Oenanthe peucedanifolia Pollich - Water-Dropworts
Oenanthe lachenalii C. C. Gmel. - Parsley Water-Dropwort
Oenanthe aquatica (L.) Poir. - Fine-Leaved Water-Dropwort
Oenanthe conioides Lange - Tide Waterdropwort
Oenanthe fluviatilis (Bab.) Coleman - River Water-Dropwort
Highly toxic, 30–60 cm tall. inflorescence: several umbels in the axils of foliage-leaves, stalked; stalk:
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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Natural, established occurences | ![]() |
Artificial occurences |
The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, bogs, sedge-lands, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths
in moist to wet, periodically flooded habitats