OENANTHEL. - WATER-DROPWORT
Scientific Description:
Perennials, glabrous; roots fibrous or with ovoid or cylindrical tubers; rootstocks without fibrous collar. Leaves 1−4-pinnate. Bracts present or absent. Bracteoles present. Sepals prominent, acute, persistent. Petals white, outer usually radiant. Fruit ovoid, cylindrical or globose, not compressed, glabrous. Primary ridges present; lateral ridges grooved or thickened. Vittae solitary in valleculae. Styles persistent.
Reference:
Hedge IC & Lamond JM (1972). Oenanthe L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinurgh, 4: 372.
Public Description:
Oenanthe, is a genus of perennial herbs, commonly known as “water-dropwort”, and is native to Asia, as well as in Italy and India. There are 28 species in the world and 9 species (9 taxa) in Türkiye. The name “Oenanthe” is derived from the Greek words “oinos” meaning “wine” and “anthos” meaning “flower”, and is dedicated to the wine-like scent of the flowers. A few species are quite poisonous and grow in moist places, in marshes or in water.
References:
Anonymous 1 (2017). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_dropwort, Accessed date: 27.05.2017.
Anonymous 2 (2017). http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Apiaceae/Oenanthe/,Accessed date: 27.05.2017.
Menemen Y (2012). Oenanthe L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 70.
