Question: Found,this plant along recently mown X-c ski train in Norwich, Vt. Pulled out 1 tiny one,of many and put in …
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Found,this plant along recently mown X-c ski train in Norwich, Vt. Pulled out 1 tiny one,of many and put in pot to ID. It has grown a lot since then. Now reminds me of cilantro/parsley,and stem magnified looks like,little cerely. I think it is 2x compound, has tiny tiny sparce hairs on leaf margins and veins. Pretty sure it's in Apiaceae, HOPED a native cicely, but wonder if it could be Chervil. The leaflets are a bit smaller than cilantro for size reference. Thanks! (Norwich is near Ct. Rive
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Dear Lpiel, I can't tell you for certain what you are growing in the pot. I think that Osmorhiza (sweet-cicely) is a good hypothesis. While the leaf segment apices are blunter than usual, that is sometimes seen in seedling plants. My only hesitation is the distribution and kinds of hairs I can see are unlike what I typically seen in this genus. It is not chervil. I think you may have to grow it longer for us to be sure of what it is. Best wishes.
