Water dropwort 366556 211589003 2008-05-11T03:25:20Z Badagnani 308437 ''See ''[[wheatear|Oenanthe]]'' for the [[bird]] genus of this name.'' {{Taxobox | name = Dropwort | image = Koeh-228.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = Oenanthe aquatica | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Apiales]] | familia = [[Apiaceae]] | genus = ''Oenanthe'' | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = ''O. aquatica'' - Fine-leafed water dropwort<br/> ''O. crocata'' - Hemlock water dropwort<br/> ''O. fistulosa'' - Tubular water dropwort<br/> ''O. fluviatilis'' - River water dropwort<br/> ''O. javanica'' - Java water dropwort, Japanese parsley <br/> ''O. javanica'' ssp. ''javanica'' - Java water dropwort <br/> ''O. javanica'' ssp. ''stolonifera'' - Stolon water dropwort<br/> ''O. lachenalii'' - Parsley water dropwort<br/> ''O. laciniata'' - Cutleaf water dropwort <br/> ''O. peucidanifolia''<br/> ''O. pimpinelloides'' - Corky-fruited water dropwort<br/> ''O. sarmentosa'' - Water parsley<br/> ''O. silaifolia'' - Narrow-leafed water dropwort }} The '''''Oenanthe''''' or water dropworts is a genus of plants from the family [[Apiaceae]]. ''Oenanthe'' is derived from the Greek ''oinos'' "wine" and ''anthos'' "flower", from the wine-like scent of the flowers.<ref name =Botanical >{{cite web|title= Dropwort, Hemlock Water |work= A Modern herbal |url= http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/d/drophe21.html |publisher= Botanical.com | accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref> Several of the species, most notably ''O. crocata'', are extremely [[poisonous]], the active poison being [[oenanthotoxin]]. This species closely resembles the [[Parsnip]], both in foliage and the white root. The root is particularly dangerous, as it lacks the unpleasant flavour of the foliage, but is equally toxic: the species is common in wet ditches and streamsides, and the roots are often exposed when drainage ditches are cleared. Livestock fatalities are frequent when these exposed roots are found and eaten in mistake for parsnips, one root being sufficient to kill a [[cow]]. Human fatalities are also known in these circumstances. ''O. javanica'', [[Japanese parsley]] is grown in [[Japan]], [[Korea]], [[Taipei County]], [[China]], [[Malaysia]], [[India]], where the spring growth ("seri" セリ in [[Japanese language|Japanese]], "minari" [[wikt:미나리|미나리]] in [[Korean language|Korean]]), is relished as a vegetable. [[Image:Oenanthe pimpinelloides2.jpg|thumb|left|225px|[[Corky-fruited water dropwort]] (''Oenanthe pimpinelloides'')]] ==References== {{reflist}} * [http://emj.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/19/5/472 Poisoning with O. Crocata Emerg Med J 2002; 19:472-473 (Free registration required)] [[Category:Apiaceae]] [[Category:Poisonous plants]] [[fr:Œnanthe (plante)]] [[ja:セリ]] [[ko:미나리]] [[lt:Išnė]]