Photographs: Barleycove, Co. Cork

Parsley Water-Dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii Dáthabha peirsile Family: Apiaceae Flowering time: July-September. Perennial. Native. White flowers in 7-12 slender-rayed terminal umbels, usually with both bracts and bracteoles. The fruit are egg-shaped with shorter styles. Lower leaves are twice-pinnate but soon wither, the stem leaves pinnate with narrow linear leaf segments. Cylindrical tubers develop from the stem base. Slender solid stems, sometimes slightly hollow with age, 30-100cm Mainly coastal on salt-marshes and rough grassland. Scattered distribution but can be locally frequent

Parsley Water-Dropwort, Oenanthe lachenalii, Dáthabha peirsile