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Weed Identification

bishop's weed

Family

Apiaceae

Scientific Name

Aegopodium podagraria

Other Common Names:

herb gerard
bishop's goutweed
ground elder
goutweed
snow-in-the-mountain

Growth Habit

prostrate and nonwoody

Thorns or Spines

not present

Dominant Flower Color

white

Flower Symmetry

radial symmetery

Leaf Hairs

no hairs

Leaf Shape

triangle

Leaf Arrangement

opposite

Leaf Margin

serrated

Leaf Structure

pinnate

Leaf Stalk

longer than leaf

Stem Hairs

no hairs

Stem Cross Section

round or oval

Milky Sap

not present

Life Cycle

perennial

Plant Type

Herb