Oenanthe crocata L.
(Hemlock Water-dropwort)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOenanthe crocata (Hemlock Water-dropwort)
GenusOenanthe (Bot.) (water-dropworts)
FamilyAPIACEAE (umbellifers)
OrderAPIALES (umbellifers, ivies and pennyworts)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Oenanthe crocata (Hemlock Water-dropwort) :
1: Oenanthe crocata (Hemlock Water-dropwort)
2 May 2015 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Young growth in early season
Image 1: Foliage - close-upImage 2: Plants along ditch - close-upImage 3: Plants along ditch - oblique viewImage 4: Plants along ditch - side viewImage 5: Reddish plantImage 6: Reddish plant (2)
2: Oenanthe crocata (Hemlock Water-dropwort)
20 Feb 2012 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
over-wintering rosette
Image 1: Basal leaf - white backgroundImage 2: Basal leaf - white background (2)Image 3: Over-wintering rosetteImage 4: Over-wintering rosette (2)Image 5: Over-wintering rosette (3)
3: Oenanthe crocata (Hemlock Water-dropwort)
17 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Partial umbels - top view - close-upImage 2: Partial umbel - oblique view - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Partial umbel - oblique view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 4: Partial umbels - top view - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Partial umbel - top view - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Partial umbel - top view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 7: Partial umbel - underside - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Partial umbel - young fruit - side view - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Partial umbel - young fruit - side view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 10: Umbel - base - close-up - enlarged
4: Oenanthe crocata (Hemlock Water-dropwort)
5 Jun 1975 OSGR: SU76 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Side umbel - close-upImage 2: UmbelImage 3: Umbel - close-upImage 4: Partial umbel - enlarged

Oenanthe crocata (Hemlock Water-dropwort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Oenanthe crocata (Hemlock Water-dropwort)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 32 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Oenanthe crocata (Hemlock Water-dropwort)
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