Berula
Genus of plants
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Berula is a cosmopolitan genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, whose species are known as water parsnips,[2] as are some other plants in Apiaceae such as Sium latifolium and Sium suave. It is easily confused with the highly toxic water hemlock (Cicuta maculata).
| Berula | |
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| Berula erecta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Oenantheae |
| Genus: | Berula W.D.J.Koch |
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Berula species are perennial, aquatic to semi-aquatic, herbaceous plants. The leaves are usually oppositely arranged. The flowerheads are arranged in umbels of small white flowers. Berula erecta is a widespread aquatic plant with fern-like leaves, found across Eurasia, Africa, North America, and elsewhere.[2][3]
Taxonomy
As of June 2026[update], Plants of the World Online accepts seven species:[1]
- Berula bracteata (Roxb.) Spalik & S.R.Downie
- Berula burchellii (Hook.f.) Spalik & S.R.Downie
- Berula erecta (Huds.) Coville
- Berula imbricata (Schinz) Spalik & S.R.Downie
- Berula incisa (Torr.) G.N.Jones
- Berula repanda (Welw. ex Hiern) Spalik & S.R.Downie
- Berula thunbergii (DC.) H.Wolff