Wild Chervil Anthriscus sylvestris Ben Haberthur Restoration Ecologist

Herbaceous Biennial or short-lived perennial ~ 3 ft tall Apiaceae family Hollow stem Umbel flower form Tripinnate Spreads rhizomatously Large quantity of viable seeds

“Our first collection was made by the senior author, in 1975…two miles south of Mooseheart, in Kane County. Since then it has become a very common plant in Kane County, and has spread to Du Page and Lake counties in Illinois.” Swink & Wilhelm. 1994. Plants of the Chicago Region. 4th edition

Common Look-alikes Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota) Japanese Hedge Parsley (Torilis japonica) Sweet Cicely (Osmorhiza longistylis, O. claytoni) Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum)

Common Look-alikes: Queen Anne’s Lace

Common Look-alikes: Toralis japonica

Common Look-alikes: Osmorhiza longistylis

Anthriscus sylvestris: broadly ovate bractlets NOT A. cerefolium

The Trouble with Chervil

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How do I kill it?

NIIPP Chervil Working Group Campton Twp Open Space Garfield Farm & Museum Chicago Botanic Garden MCCD

Initial Transline Results

Treatment

T + 1

T + 9

T + 35

Initial Rodeo Results

Treatment

T + 1

T + 10

T + 29

Tested Herbicides Rodeo (Glyphosate – 2.5%) Escort ( Metsulfuron Methyl 1 gram/gal) Milestone (Aminopyralid – 5%) Transline (Clopyralid – 0.5%)

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