Ground-elder

(Aegopodium podagraria L.) Fam:. Apiaceae

Danmark Skvalderkål, Estland Harilik naat, Finland Vuohenputki, HollandZevenblad, Island Geitakál, Lettland Podagras garsa, Litauien Paprastoji garšva, Norge Skvallerkål, Ryssland Сныть обыкновенная, Tyskland Giersch, Storbrittanien Kirskål



Cotyledons 10¬15 mm long and 2 mm broad, leaf stalk, lanceolate, hairles. True leaves hairles, ternate (above) or biternate (lower, also long-stalked), leaflets 3¬8 cm, ovate¬lanceolate, sharply saw-toothed. Stems erect, 30¬100  cm, hollow, coarse, grooved, branched near the top. Flowers umbrella-like, white. Involucre, involucel and calyx absent.  Reproduces by seeds (germination extremely slow) and rhizomes. Site: gardens, orchards, parks, nurseries, ruderal and prefer soils rich in nitrogen, often in shady habitats. Troublesome weed. Perennial.