Berula erecta(Huds.) Coville

Lesser Water-parsnipcutleaf waterparsniplesser water-parsnip, water celery

WFO wfo-0000564539 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Berula erecta, photographed by Jon Mortin
fig. a Jon Mortin, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-28 / obs. 201346393
Berula erecta, photographed by Liubov Ilminska
fig. b Liubov Ilminska, CC0 1.0 / obs. 201692354
Berula erecta, photographed by Dominik Vondráček
fig. c Dominik Vondráček, CC0 1.0 / obs. 193887615
Berula erecta, photographed by Jon Mortin
fig. d Jon Mortin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 194437805
Berula erecta, photographed by Jon Mortin
fig. e Jon Mortin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 191866228
Berula erecta, photographed by Johan Kjær Prehn
fig. f Johan Kjær Prehn, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 190597551
Berula erecta, photographed by Patrick Meurin
fig. g Patrick Meurin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 180706994
Berula erecta, photographed by Liubov Ilminska
fig. h Liubov Ilminska, CC0 1.0 / obs. 197266775

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Native range 88 botanical countries

Regions where Berula erecta is native: Egypt, Morocco, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya, Albania, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Krym, Netherlands, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Guatemala EgyptMoroccoAfghanistanIranIraqKazakhstanKirgizstanLebanon-SyriaNorth CaucasusTadzhikistanTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanUzbekistanWest SiberiaXinjiangNepalPakistanWest HimalayaAlbaniaAustriaBaltic StatesBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCentral European RussiaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaDenmarkEast European RussiaFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIrelandItalyKrymNetherlandsNorth European RussiaNorthwest European RussiaNorwayNW. Balkan Pen.PolandPortugalRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraineArizonaArkansasBritish ColumbiaCaliforniaColoradoIdahoIllinoisIowaKansasMexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestMichiganMinnesotaMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew MexicoNew YorkNorth DakotaOklahomaOntarioOregonSouth DakotaTexasUtahWashingtonWisconsinWyomingGuatemala BalearesSardegna
Native distribution of Berula erecta, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Baleares BAL
Baltic States BLT
Belarus BLR
Belgium BGM
Bulgaria BUL
Central European Russia RUC
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
Denmark DEN
East European Russia RUE
France FRA
Germany GER
Great Britain GRB
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Ireland IRE
Italy ITA
Krym KRY
Netherlands NET
North European Russia RUN
Northwest European Russia RUW
Norway NOR
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
Portugal POR
Romania ROM
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Sweden SWE
Switzerland SWI
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Ukraine UKR
Arizona ARI NORTHERN AMERICA
Arkansas ARK
British Columbia BRC
California CAL
Colorado COL
Idaho IDA
Illinois ILL
Iowa IOW
Kansas KAN
Mexico Central MXC
Mexico Gulf MXG
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS
Michigan MIC
Minnesota MIN
Missouri MSO
Montana MNT
Nebraska NEB
Nevada NEV
New Mexico NWM
New York NWY
North Dakota NDA
Oklahoma OKL
Ontario ONT
Oregon ORE
South Dakota SDA
Texas TEX
Utah UTA
Washington WAS
Wisconsin WIS
Wyoming WYO
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kirgizstan KGZ
Lebanon-Syria LBS
North Caucasus NCS
Tadzhikistan TZK
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Uzbekistan UZB
West Siberia WSB
Xinjiang CHX
Nepal NEP ASIA-TROPICAL
Pakistan PAK
West Himalaya WHM
Egypt EGY AFRICA
Morocco MOR
Guatemala GUA SOUTHERN AMERICA

Not drawn on the map: Great Britain. We hold no public-domain boundary for this region, so it is listed rather than guessed at.

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 38 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Apium berula Caruel
  • Apium sium Crantz
  • Berla monspeliensium Bubani
  • Berula angustifolia (L.) Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
  • Berula angustifolia Boiss.
  • Berula angustifolia Greene
  • Berula angustifolia subvar. gracile Coss. & Germ.
  • Berula angustifolia var. dentata Wimm. & Grab.
  • Berula angustifolia var. gracile (Coss. & Germ.) Rouy & E.G.Camus
  • Berula angustifolia var. serratifolia Wimm. & Grab.
  • Berula erecta f. dentata Wimm. & Grab.
  • Berula erecta f. incisum Lojac.
  • Berula erecta f. microphylla Uechtr. ex Abrom.
  • Berula erecta f. repens (G.F.Mey.) Wolfg.
  • Berula erecta f. serratifolia Thell.
  • Berula erecta var. incisa (Torr.) Cronquist
  • Berula erecta var. macrodon Koso-Pol.
  • Berula erecta var. stenodon Koso-Pol.
  • Berula incisa (Torr.) G.N.Jones
  • Berula orientalis Woronow ex Schischk.
  • Berula orientalis Woronow
  • Berula pusilla (Nutt.) Fernald
  • Carum sioides J.M.Black
  • Selinum berula E.H.L.Krause

and 14 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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