Orlaya daucoides

(L.) Greuter

Bud parsley, Hen's foot, Bastard parsley

ApiaceaeLeaves
Orlaya daucoides
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Orlaya daucoides
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Orlaya daucoides
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The leaves are used as a pot-herb and pickled for salads.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Africa, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Asia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Crete, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Europe, France, Iran, Mediterranean, Morocco, North Africa, Portugal, Turkey, Türkiye, Ukraine,

Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Angola, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Brunei, Bhutan, Botswana, Belarus, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Switzerland, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, China, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Djibouti, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, United Kingdom, Georgia, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Croatia, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Comoros, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Madagascar, North Macedonia, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mauritania, Malta, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, San Marino, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Taiwan, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How to Identify

An annual herb of the carrot family that grows 10-30 cm tall and is found in temperate regions.

Names & Synonyms
Caucalis daucoides L.amd others
References (2)
  • Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 176 (As Caucalis daucoides)
  • Sp. pl. 1:241. 1753 (As Caucalis daucoides)

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