garden chervil
Sign in to saveChervil (; Anthriscus cerefolium), sometimes called French parsley or garden chervil (to distinguish it from similar plants also called chervil), is a delicate annual herb related to parsley. It was formerly called myrhis due to its volatile oil with an aroma similar to the resinous substance myrrh. It is commonly used to season mild-flavoured dishes and is a constituent of the French herb mixture .
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Garden chervil is a delicate annual herb related to parsley that is commonly used to season mild-flavored dishes, particularly in French cuisine. It has a distinctive aroma similar to myrrh due to the volatile oils it contains, and it's sometimes called French parsley to distinguish it from other plants also known as chervil.
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Species
FamilyApiaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Azores
Chile Central
via · Kew POWO
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- useful plant
- Parent taxon
- Myrrhis
- Image
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- P105
- species
- P1343
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Chervil (; Anthriscus cerefolium), sometimes called French parsley or garden chervil (to distinguish it from similar plants also called chervil), is a delicate annual herb related to parsley. It was formerly called myrhis due to its volatile oil with an aroma similar to the resinous substance myrrh. It is commonly used to season mild-flavoured dishes and is a constituent of the French herb mixture .
==Name== The name chervil is from Anglo-Norman, from Latin or , meaning "leaves of joy"; the Latin is formed, as from an Ancient Greek word ().