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Spreading Chervil

Chaerophyllum procumbens

Found in alluvial forests, moist slope forests. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Northern Tier edition What its natural habitat tells you

11
Modest

Native to West Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 71%

Height
6 inches–1.5 feet
Light
Partial shade, Full shade, Full sun
Soil moisture
Moist to wet
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At a glance

Life cycle
Annual
Bloom
March to April
Fruiting season
April to May

Not yet recorded · Spread · Leaves

Recorded in 11 West Virginia counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

Forests and woodlands

Forest or woodland where the source does not say how moist or dry.

All habitats

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in West Virginia. Shared habitat, not food. 87 animals.

All wildlife of West Virginia

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including WV
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Beetles 1
  • Glyptina spuria

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Flies 12
  • Chilosia petulca
  • Elachiptera costata
  • Myospila meditabunda
  • Orthoneura nitida
  • Pipiza femoralis
  • Psilota buccata
  • Sepsis violacea
  • Simulium pecuarum
  • Sphaerophoria cylindrica
  • Syrphus americanus
Show all 12
  • Syrphus ribesii
  • Syrphus torvus

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Other wasps 3
  • Chrysocharis oscinidis
  • Gambrus albonotatus
  • Gambrus apicatus

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Other insects 2
  • Corimelaena lateralis
  • Corimelaena pulicaria

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

No records yet · Ants · Adult butterflies / moths

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Apiaceae
Flower color
White
Fruit begins
April
Fruit ends
May

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Conservation status

West Virginia rankS5
Global rankG5
WV statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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