Information on habit, biology, persistence & spread for Fool's parsley.

Other names

Dog

Latin names

Aethusa cynapium L.

Weed Type

Annual Broad-leaved Weeds

Occurrence

A native annual to biennial weed of cultivated land

Biology

Persistence and Spread

Seeds can remain dormant in soil for at least 10 years. Seeds recovered from excavations and dated at 25 years old are reported to have germinated.

Management

As an annual weed.

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