Flower ID: IMG_0949.JPG-06-30-2017; IMG_0962.JPG-07-01-2017; IMG_0765.JPG-06-15-2017 Flower name (scientific): Aegopodium podagraria Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) ay-go-PO-dee-um po-do-GRAR-ee-ah Flower name (common): Goutweed Family name (common): Carrot (Parsley or Celery) Family name (scientific): Apiaceae or Umbelliferae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Greek words aix meaning a goat and podion meaning a little foot. Leaves supposeedly looked like the foot of a goat. Later meaning for the plant name (Greek): a trap for the feet. Specific epithet: From podagra, Latin for gout. Common name origin: Also called goutwort. This herb was associated with easing the pain of gout. (J. Smith, 1670, OED) Flower description: Size: About 0.13 inches (3 mm). Plant has flat-topped flower heads 2 to 4.5 inches (5 - 11 cm) wide. Petal count: 5 Color: White Other: Flower tips are notched. Plant description: Forb Size: About 12 to 30 inches (30 to 76 cm). Stem hairy: glabrous. Other: Stalks lead to compound umbels which support 10 to 20 umbellets and these in turn have 10 to 25 flowers. Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is compound and lobed. Basal and lower cauline leaves are bipinnately divided with 6 to 9 leaflets in groups of three, upper cauline leaves are pinnate and have 3 leaflets. Size: The lower leaflets are about 5 to 7.5 cm long and about 3 to 5 cm wide. Color: The wild form has green leaves; the cutivated plant commonly has variegated leaves with white border coloration. Hairy: Leaflets glabrous or with some hairs on the abaxial veins. Other: Shape: leaf, (basal and lower) bipinnate, (upper) pinnate, leaflet, (basal and lower) ovate, (upper) lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate (IL). Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, escaped, ecologically invasive. Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): May to June Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Woodlands, roadsides, and waste areas, sun or part shade or shade, moist. Fruit: Styles point away from each other. Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis) is similar, but has smaller flowers that are curled up and a different leaf structure. There is a variegated variety with whitish patches near the leaf margins. The latter is common in cultivation while the wild type is non-variegated. Ethnobotany: No references are given by Moerman for the utilization of this plant by Native American tribes (Moerman, 1998). According to Darlington Aegopodium podagraria was already established in North America by 1859 (Mack, 2003). It appears to have been introduced to North America as an ornamental by European settlers, but it may have also been brought to North America for its medicinal properties. The plant has a long history of use in the treatment of the rheumatic diseases gout and sciatica. Aegopodium podagraria is known to contain anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial chemicals (Jakubczyk et al., 2020). The relatively late introduction of this plant to North America probably accounts for its lack of use by Native American tribes. Latitude: 44.802127 Longitude: -91.482765 Altitude: 255.90 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Bayfield, Brown, Crawford, Dane, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Forest, Langlade, Oneida, Pierce, Portage, Sauk, Sheboygan, Taylor, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Winnebago) Click here for distribution map In US: (CT, DC, DE, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV) In Canada: (BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC, SK) References: Synonym(s): Aegopodium angelicifolium Salisb., Aegopodium podagraria subsp. nadeshdae Stepanov, Aegopodium podagraria var. variegatum L.H.Bailey, Aegopodium simplex Lavy, Aegopodium ternatum Gilib., Apium biternatum Stokes, Apium podagraria (L.) Caruel, Carum podagraria (L.) Roth, Ligusticum podagraria Crantz, Pimpinella angelicifolia Lam., Podagraria aegopodium Moench, Podagraria erratica Bubani, Selinum podagraria E.H.L.Krause, Seseli aegopodium Scop., Sison podagraria Spreng., Sium podagraria F.H.Wigg., Sium vulgare Bernh., Tragoselinum angelica Lam. Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): The POWO database lists two homotypic synonyms for this species. Heterotypic Synonym(s): The POWO database lists 17 heterotypic synonyms for this species. Autonym: na