Wild Chervil

Biological Name:

Anthriscus cerefolium (Wild-Chervil)

Natural Habitat:

Wild-Chervil is a herb that is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It can grow in meadows, forests, and along the edges of fields.

Description:

Wild-Chervil is a perennial herb that is native to Europe and Asia. It has small white flowers and lacy fern-like leaves. It is often used as a culinary herb and is also used in traditional medicine.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Can you eat wild chervil?
A: Description: This plant is edible. It is also considered to be a natural mosquito repellent. Habit: Biennial; grows 3-4 ft but can grow up to 6 ft; tuberous roots are aggressive and spread rapidly.
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Q: Is wild chervil the same as cow parsley?
A: Cow parsley AKA Wild chervil, and sometimes referred to as Queen Anne’s Lace, though several plants in the apiaceae family get this name, including wild carrot (daucus carota).
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Q: What does fresh chervil taste like?
A: With a subtle flavor and delicate structure, chervil is primarily known for its faint flavor of anise or licorice. Often compared to the flavors of fennel, tarragon, and parsley, chervil has a more mild effect on the taste buds than its herbaceous counterparts.
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Q: What does wild chervil look like?
A: Wild chervil has triangular shaped fern-like leaves, common to many umbellifers. Leaves: The triangular-shaped, compound-pinnate leaves are often described as ‘fern-like’, ‘feathery’ or ‘lacy’. They are 3 x pinnate, meaning they generally have three pinnate leaf divisions. ‘Pinna’ is Latin for feather.
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Q: What is chervil called in English?
A: Chervil (/ˈtʃɜːrˌvɪl/; Anthriscus cerefolium), sometimes called French parsley or garden chervil (to distinguish it from similar plants also called chervil), is a delicate annual herb related to parsley.
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Q: What can I do with wild chervil?
A: Small stands of wild chervilchervilNoun. körvel c (uncountable) chervil, the herb. chervil, the leaves from the herb used in cooking as flavor.en.wiktionary.org › wiki › körvelkörvel – Wiktionary can be controlled through hand removal. Plants should be dug, taking care to remove the entire long taproot. Disturbance of the soil during manual control may cause the germination of any chervil seeds in the soil, so the area should be monitored to control any new seedlings.
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Q: Why is the wild chervil invasive?
A: In farms, wild chervil can spread aggressively and choke out crops and desirable forage and hay species. In natural areas and forest edges, it can out-compete native plant species and reduce wildlife habitat. Once it is established, wild chervil can be difficult and expensive to eradicate.
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Q: Can you eat chervil raw?
A: The fresh leaves can be used in salads and chopped leaves are used in dishes along with rhubarb, gooseberries and other fruits. Cicely leaves are also used in fruit salads and drinks. The roots can be eaten as a vegetable, and can also be candied.
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Q: Does chervil grow back every year?
A: Plants sown in late summer overwinter in my garden, and I can harvest again from the same planting in early spring. Overwintered chervil tends to flower earlier than spring-sown plants, but sowing another spring crop in another spot each year keeps me in chervil for the longest possible time.
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Q: What part of chervil is edible?
A: Wild Chervil was introduced into North America as an ornamental and a cooking herb; both the leaves and root are edible.
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Q: What does chervil taste like?
A: As you might expect from its refined appearance, chervil tastes mild and subtle, a little like parsley, but with a sophisticated yet gentle, aniseedy warmth. Chervil’s name is derived from the Greek chaerophyllon, meaning the herb of rejoicing or, less reverentially, the happy herb.
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Q: Does chervil taste like cilantro?
A: Chervil (Anthriscus Cerefolium) is a culinary herb and a member of the Apiaceae family; close relatives include parsley and cilantro. But if you are one of the world’s many cilantro haters, don’t worry — chervil tastes nothing like cilantro.
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Q: Is chervil an invasive species?
A: Like most invasive species, once established, wild chervil is difficult and expensive to eradicate. Habitat: it is generally found in damp areas along roadways and in fields and pastures; it can tolerate a wide range of conditions.
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Q: Is spreading chervil edible?
A: People mainly only use chervil leaves for cooking, but its flowers and seeds are edible as well. Much like the leaves, chervil flowers and seeds also have a delicate, anise-like flavor. They can be as a substitute for chervil leaves in recipes. Lastly, the leaves and flowers can be made into juice or tea.
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Q: Is a chervil poisonous?
A: Unlike other plants called chervil, rough chervil is poisonous. It can be distinguished by stems that are hairy and purple-spotted (or sometimes completely purple) and swollen below the stem branches (nodes).
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Q: Do butterflies like chervil?
A: The best way to attract a lot of butterflies is to provide plants that will feed their larvae and those that have nectar for the adults. Plants in the carrot family – such as parsley, parsnip, dill, chervil, fennel and, of course, carrots – will provide plenty of food for the caterpillars.
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Q: Is cilantro a chervil?
A: Chervil (Anthriscus Cerefolium) is a culinary herb and a member of the Apiaceae family; close relatives include parsley and cilantro. But if you are one of the world’s many cilantro haters, don’t worry — chervil tastes nothing like cilantro.
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Q: How can you tell the difference between Hemlock and chervil?
A: Its stems are smooth (not ridged) with distinctive purple blotches. Apart from the purple-blotched stems, a key identifying characteristic is that poison hemlock is completely hairless whereas wild chervil has hairs on the underside of the leaves and where the leaf stem joins the main stem. areas.
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Q: What does the poisonous plant hemlock look like?
A: Poison-hemlock stems have reddish or purple spots and streaks, are not hairy, and are hollow. Leaves are bright green, fern-like, finely divided, toothed on edges and have a strong musty odor when crushed. Flowers are tiny, white and arranged in small, umbrella-shaped clusters on ends of branched stems.
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Q: What poisonous plant looks like Queen Anne’s lace?
A: Poison hemlock, which resembles Queen Anne’s Lace, can be spotted in highway right-of-ways, along fences and on the edges of farm fields. In just the last year, however, the plant that was originally brought to the U.S. from Europe has migrated near more populated areas, which has experts concerned.
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Q: What is another name for chervil?
A: Chervil is a tender leafy herb also known as French parsley or by its Latin name, Anthriscus Cerefolium. Although this delicate herb, which originated in the Caucasus region of Eastern Europe, is lesser known worldwide than other leafy green herbs, chervil has long been one of the principal herbs of French cuisine.
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About the author

Samuel is a gardening professional and enthusiast who has spent over 20 years advising homeowners and farm owners on weed identification, prevention and removal. He has an undergraduate degree in plant and soil science from Michigan State University.