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Herbaceous plant of the Apiaceae family.
It comes from Europe and America.
It grows in nitrophilous, wet and cool environaments, such as river Banks and uncultivated areas.
Their high is between 1,5 and 2,5 m.
Fistulous and striated stems.
At its base there are purple spots.
It has many branches in the upper.
The leaves are soft, foul and triangulated.
he leaves are between 5dm long and wide 4dm.
Small and white flowers.
These are actinomorphic, with five free petals.
The inflorescence is umbel composed.
They are pollinated by insects, they are entomophilous.
The seeds are small.
These are dark.
The fruits are oval green brownish approximately 3mm in diameter.
It contains a poisonous juice which smell like an urine.
Contains a neurotoxin that inhibits the functioning of the central nervous System.
This is in the fruit and in the flowers.
It has antiseptic properties and is used as a sedative.
It is similar to parsley, but differs by the dark color of the leaves and the smell unpleasant.
It blooms from June to July.