Anthriscus cerefolium
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644009b0a424e587313810 |
| Scientific name | Anthriscus cerefolium |
| Authority | Hoffm. |
| First published in | Gen. Pl. Umbell. : 41 (1814) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
Chervil is cultivated and marketed as a fresh culinary herb, used raw as a delicate garnish in salads, soups, omelettes, and sauces. The fresh herb is a core component of fines herbes in French cuisine, and occasionally of herb blends such as fines herbes blends and specialty garnishes. It is also grown and sold as a microgreen for culinary finishing.
Colorants and tanning:
No documented non-medicinal uses.
Industrial and craft applications:
No documented non-medicinal uses.
Wood and fiber:
No documented non-medicinal uses.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
No documented non-medicinal uses.
Properties relevant to use:
The volatile leaf oil imparts a mild, anisic aromatic quality that integrates well into delicate preparations and contributes to the characteristic profile of fines herbes blends.
Standards and regulation:
Chervil is recognized as a food plant in general commerce and subject to national food safety and labeling regulations in producing and importing jurisdictions (e.g., U.S. Food and Drug Administration; European Union). Essential oil components such as estragole (anethole isomer) may be subject to regulatory scrutiny in fragrance applications due to potential genotoxic concerns; however, chervil is predominantly used as a fresh culinary herb rather than a fragrance material.
Sustainability and sourcing:
Chervil is a short-cycle, field-grown herb cultivated for its fresh market; harvested before flowering to maintain leaf quality. Yields per hectare are modest relative to major culinary herbs. Commercial production is concentrated in temperate regions and near fresh markets, with some controlled-environment cultivation for microgreens.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Myrrhodes cerefolia | Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 268 (1891) |
| Scandix cerefolium | L. | Sp. Pl. : 257 (1753) |
| Scandix tenuifolia | Salisb. | Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 166. 1796 [Nov-Dec 1796] |
| Selinum cerefolium | E.H.L.Krause | Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 12: 73 (1904) |
| Anthriscus cerefolium var. longirostris | (Bertol.) Cannon | Feddes Repert. 74: 36 1967 |
| Anthriscus cerefolium subsp. trichosperma | Nyman | |
| Anthriscus chaerophyllus | St.-Lag. | Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 119 (1880) |
| Anthriscus longirostris | Bertol. | Fl. Ital. 3: 197 (1837) |
| Anthriscus sativa | Besser | Enum. Pl. Volh. : 13 (1821) |
| Anthriscus trachysperma | Rchb. ex Nyman | Consp. Fl. Eur. : 301 (1879) |
| Anthriscus trichosperma | Spreng. | Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 6: 525. 1820 [Aug-Dec 1820] |
| Cerefolium cerefolium | Britton | Ill. Fl. N. U.S. (Britton & Brown), ed. 2. ed. 2, 2: 629, fig. 3112. 1913 |
| Cerefolium sativum | Besser | Prim. Fl. Galiciae Austriac. 1: 219 (1809) |
| Cerefolium sylvestre | Besser | Prim. Fl. Galiciae Austriac. 1: 218 (1809) |
| Cerefolium trichospermum | Besser | Enum. Pl. Volh. : 44 (1821) |
| Chaerefolium cerefolium | Schinz | Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 53: 554 (1909) |
| Chaerefolium trichospermum | (Schinz & Thell.) Stankov | Syst. Classif. Vasc. Pl. Eur. Russ. : 536 (1949) |
| Chaerophyllum cerefolium | Crantz | Stirp. Austr. Fasc. 3: 70 (1767) |
| Chaerophyllum nemorosum | Lag. ex DC. | Prodr. 4: 224 (1830) |
| Chaerophyllum sativum | Lam. | Fl. Franç. 3: 438 (1779) |
| Anthriscus cerefolium var. vulgaris | Alef. | Landw. Fl. : 163 (1866) |
| Anthriscus cerefolium var. crispa | Alef. | Landw. Fl. : 163 (1866) |
| Anthriscus vulgaris var. trichosperma | Roth | Enum. Pl. Phaen. Germ. 1(1): 909 (1827) |
| Anthriscus cerefolium var. trichocarpa | Neilr. | Aufz. Ungarn Slavon. Gefässpfl. : 221 (1866) |
| Chaerefolium cerefolium subsp. trichospermum | (Wimm. & Grab.) Schinz & Thell. | Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 53: 554 (1909) |
| Anthriscus cerefolium var. trichosperma | Wimm. & Grab. | Fl. Siles. 1: 291 (1827) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | garden chervil |
| English | chervil |
| English | french parsley |
| Spanish | perifollo |
| Spanish | cerefolio |
| Spanish | perejil francés |
| Spanish | prifolio |
| Spanish | cerefolium sativum |
| Spanish | cerefolium trichospermum |
| Spanish | anthriscus chaerophyllus |
| Spanish | anthriscus sativa |
| Spanish | anthriscus trachysperma |
| Spanish | anthriscus trichosperma |
| Spanish | chaerefolium trichospermum |
| Spanish | scandix tenuifolia |
| Spanish | chaerophyllum sativum |
| Spanish | anthriscus cerefolium subsp. trichosperma |
| Spanish | anthriscus longirostris |
| Spanish | cerefolium cerefolium |
| Spanish | chaerefolium cerefolium |
| Spanish | chaerophyllum cerefolium |
| Spanish | chaerophyllum nemorosum |
| Spanish | scandix cerefolium |
| ang | cerfille |
| Arabic | سرفيل سرفيلي |
| Arabic | سرفيل بستاني |
| Arabic | مقدونس افرنجي |
| Belarusian | Маркоўнік цьмянечналісты |
| Belarusian | Маркоўнік цмяналісты |
| Bulgarian | Азмацуг |
| Bulgarian | Кервел |
| Bulgarian | див керевиз |
| br | serfilh |
| Catalan | cerfull |
| co | pede pullinu |
| co | pedi puddinu |
| Czech | kerblík třebule |
| Czech | třebule pravá |
| Welsh | sierfel |
| Welsh | y berllys |
| Welsh | gorthyfail y gerddi |
| Danish | dansk kørvel |
| Danish | have-kørvel |
| German | garten-kerbel |
| German | gartenkerbel |
| German | echter kerbel |
| German | kerbel |
| Greek | Μυρώνι |
| Esperanto | cerefolio |
| Estonian | aed-harakputk |
| Basque | perraitz |
| Basque | apoperrexil |
| Persian | جعفری فرنگی |
| Finnish | kirveli |
| Finnish | maustekirveli |
| French | cerfeuil |
| French | cerfeuil commun |
| frr | kerbel |
| Irish | costóg |
| Galician | cerefolio |
| Hebrew | תמכה |
| Hindi | केरविल |
| Hindi | चेवील |
| Croatian | krasuljica |
| Hungarian | zamatos turbolya |
| Armenian | Կերբելուկ մոմատերև |
| Indonesian | cerwil |
| io | cerfolio |
| Icelandic | garðakerfill |
| Icelandic | kerfill |
| Italian | cerfoglio |
| Japanese | ウイキョウゼリ |
| Japanese | セルフィーユ |
| Japanese | チャービル |
| Georgian | ჭყიმამხალი |
| Korean | 처빌 |
| Cornish | serfel |
| lb | kierwel |
| lld | ciovita |
| Macedonian | крбулица |
| Malay | cervil |
| Norwegian Bokmål | kjørvel |
| Norwegian Bokmål | hagekjørvel |
| Dutch | echte kervel |
| Dutch | kervel |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | hagekjørvel |
| oc | cerfuèlh |
| os | Дзиликъу |
| os | Мæкæрæз |
| os | Хуыскъæл |
| os | Гæнгæлы |
| pcd | chérfuë |
| pcd | cherfu |
| Polish | trybula ogrodowa |
| Portuguese | cerefolho |
| Portuguese | cerefólio |
| Romanian | hasmațuchi |
| Russian | myrrhis cerefolium |
| Russian | Кервель обыкновенный |
| Russian | Кервель огородный |
| Russian | Купырь бутенелистный |
| Russian | Купырь длинноносиковый |
| Russian | Купырь-кервель |
| Russian | Снедок |
| Russian | Кервель ажурный |
| Slovak | trebuľka voňavá |
| Slovenian | prava krebuljica |
| Slovenian | krebuljica |
| Serbian | krbuljica |
| Swedish | trädgårdskörvel |
| Swedish | dansk körvel |
| Tamil | தோட்டப் பூண்டு |
| Thai | เชอร์วิล |
| Turkish | frenk maydanozu |
| Ukrainian | кервель |
| Chinese | 蜡叶峨参 |
| Chinese | 雪维菜 |
| Chinese | 法國芫荽 |
Germination/Propagation Top
Suggest a correction or add new data!| Sow seeds at 20°C, expecting germination within 3 months without further temperature treatment. |
| Resents Transplanting: These plants do not tolerate the disturbance of their roots well. It's best to sow these seeds in their final growing location or in a container from which they can be moved without disturbing the root ball. |
| Requires Light or Surface Sowing: These seeds need light to germinate and should not be covered with soil or only very lightly. They are often very small and sown directly on the surface of the growing medium. |
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000538627 |
| UNII | I5TB4Q7TEZ |
| Canadensys | 2543 |
| USDA Plants | ANCE |
| Tropicos | 1700828 |
| INPN | 82932 |
| Flora of Italy | 3452 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:837913-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2641808 |
| PFAF | Anthriscus cerefolium |
| Open Tree Of Life | 105027 |
| Observations.org | 6438 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 40888 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0000003642 |
| Nature Serve | 2.149284 |
| IPNI | 837913-1 |
| iNaturalist | 158434 |
| GBIF | 5371746 |
| Freebase | /m/01n3l |
| EPPO | ANRCE |
| EOL | 584997 |
| Elurikkus | 2809 |
| USDA GRIN | 3595 |
| Wikipedia | Chervil |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Benzenoids / Phenol ethers / Anisoles | |||||
| 1-Methoxy-4-Prop-1-Enylbenzene | 7703 | Click to see | 148.20 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1994.9698413 |
| Anethole | 637563 | Click to see | 148.20 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1994.9698413 |
| Estragole | 8815 | Click to see | 148.20 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1998.9700944 https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1994.9698413 |
| > Hydrocarbons / Saturated hydrocarbons / Alkanes | |||||
| Undecane | 14257 | Click to see CCCCCCCCCCC | 156.31 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1998.9700944 https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1994.9698413 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Bicyclic monoterpenoids | |||||
| Beta-Pinene | 14896 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1998.9700944 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 6,7-dihydroxycoumarins | |||||
| Esculetin | 5281416 | Click to see | 178.14 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1006/PHRS.1993.1052 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 7-hydroxycoumarins | |||||
| Scopoletin | 5280460 | Click to see | 192.17 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1006/PHRS.1993.1052 |
Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |