Turnip Devil (Oenanthe crocata)
Description
The turnip Devil ( Oenanthe crocata ) is a species of the family of the Apiaceae . Etymologically, Oenanthe : generic name that derives from the Greek oinos = "wine", for a plant with a wine smell, and the ancient Greek name for some thorny plant. 1 And crocata ; Latin epithet meaning "saffron yellow". Oenanthe crocata was described by Linnaeus and published in Sp Pl.. 1: 254. 1753 It is distinguished by the lobes of the basal leaves that are ovate or rounded, with blunt teeth, and primary radii and peduncles of the umbels that do not swell in fruit. Perennial , robust and beautiful up to 1.5 m. White flowers, in terminal umbels of 10-40 primary radii; bracts and bracteoles small. Cylindrical fruit of up to 6 mm, half length styles . It blooms at the end of spring and in summer. It contains a neurotoxin called enantotoxin . Western Europe and Mediterranean region . It inhabits acequias, banks of springs and rivers. Castilian: acibuta, acibutas, aciguta, brave celery, iron cane, cañareja, cañerla, cañiguerra, cilantro, enante with leaves of hemlock, turnip of the devil, foot of ox.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Apiales
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Family: Apiaceae
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Genus: Oenanthe
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