Berula

Taxobox
name = "Berula"

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image_width = 250px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Apiales
familia = Apiaceae
genus = "Berula"
genus_authority = W.D.J.Koch
species = "B. erecta"
binomial = "Berula erecta"
binomial_authority = (Huds.) Coville
synonyms = "Berula incisa"
"Berula pusilla"
"Siella erecta"

"Berula" is a cosmopolitan monotypic genus of flowering plant in the Apiaceae, containing the single species "Berula erecta", which is known by the common name cutleaf water parsnip, or also simply water parsnip [ [http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1081 Calflora: Berula erecta ] ] as are some other plants in Apiaceae such as Sium latifolium and Sium suave. This is a widespread aquatic plant found across Eurasia, Africa, North America, and elsewhere. It is a perennial plant forming stolons at the base where it roots in mud, often underwater. It extends hollow stems and umbels of white flowers. The leaves are fernlike and have several narrow to rounded leaflets.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?329,355,356 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=BEER USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Berula+erecta Photo gallery]
* [http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1081 Calflora: Berula Erecta]

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