Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Berula erecta (Hudson) Coville
(Water Parsnip)


Family: Apiaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Sium erectum Hudson

Berula erecta is a lush, water's edge aquatic herb found usually in backwaters and slowly moving streams. It is a perennial. The leaves are once pinnate. The small white flowers occur in compound umbels.
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Berula erecta, photo Russ Kleinman & Kelly Kindscher, East Fork of the Gila River at Trail's End, Oct. 13, 2008



Berula erecta, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman & Kelly Kindscher, East Fork of the Gila River at Trail's End, Oct. 13, 2008



Berula erecta, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Mangas Springs, Sept. 10, 2008



Berula erecta, leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Mangas Springs, Sept. 10, 2008


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