Cyclospermum leptophyllum
marsh parsley, fine-leaved celery, fir-leaved celery
Family
Apiaceae
Leaf Type
dissected
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
green, white
Flower Petals
5
Flower Month
March - June
Height (meters)
0.0 - 0.7
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
introduced
Lifespan
annual
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
FAC
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
-1
Field Characters
Easily confused with Ptilimnium, which has axilary, compound umbels, while Apium has terminal, single umbels.
Natural History
A pan-tropical weed that is widely distributed in the moist or wet soil of coastal and blackland prairies.