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Cow parsley
Anthriscus sylvestris

Vulnerability: least concern
Invasive: very high
Identification: medium (could be confused with some other plants with white rosettes e.g.
Myrrhis odorata)
Monitoring: medium
What is it?
Cow parsley is a plant with white "rosette" flowers, meaning that many small flowers grow together to form bigger flowers. It can be tall, reaching 1.5 meters. The leaves are long and look like ferns.
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Where is it?
Cow parsley is native to Europe and parts of Asia, but was introduced to many regions including the Faroe Islands, Greenland, where it is common in a few specific areas, and Iceland, where it is very invasive and has become common. It was also discovered in Svalbard but was eradicated, although seeds could still be present in the soil.
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Interesting facts
  • Cow parsley is often a secondary invasive plant: this means that it often spreads in space that has been freed by the implantation of another invasive species, such Nootka lupine.
  • Because it is tall and grows fast, cow parsley can impair the growth of native, more slow grown species in the Arctic.
  • In Iceland, the species first began to spread rapidly during the second World War.

References

  • Magnússon, S.H. (2006): NOBANIS – Invasive Alien Species Fact Sheet – Anthriscus sylvestris. – From: Online Database of the North European and Baltic Network on Invasive Alien Species – NOBANIS www.nobanis.org, Date of access 21/09/2021.
  • Holst, I. N. (2019). Take precautions before going to Svalbard. Scandinavian Traveler. https://scandinaviantraveler.com/en/lifestyle/take-precautions-before-going-to-svalbard
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    • Flora and Funga >
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        • Arctic poppy
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        • Nootka lupin
        • Purple saxifrage
      • Non-flowering vascular plants
      • Non-vascular plants
      • Algae
      • Fungi >
        • Reindeer lichen
    • Land mammals >
      • Carnivores >
        • American mink
        • Arctic fox
        • Red fox
      • Herbivores >
        • Reindeer
        • Muskox
      • Insectivores
    • Marine mammals >
      • Seals and Bears >
        • Harbor seal
        • Polar bear
        • Ringed seal
      • Whales and Dolphins >
        • Humpback whale
        • Minke whale
        • Orca
    • Birds >
      • Birds of prey >
        • Gyrfalcon
        • Snowy owl
        • White-tailed eagle
      • Land birds >
        • Rock ptarmigan
        • Rock pigeon
        • Eurasian three-toed woodpecker
      • Passerines >
        • Common raven
        • European starling
        • Snow bunting
      • Sea birds >
        • Atlantic puffin
        • Great cormorant
        • Northern fulmar
      • Seagulls >
        • Black-legged kittiwake
        • Arctic tern
        • Arctic skua
      • Waders >
        • Eurasian oystercatcher
        • Common ringed plover
        • Purple sandpiper
      • Water birds >
        • Red-throated diver
        • Barnacle goose
        • Common eider
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