Sickleweed (Falcaria vulgaris)

Description:

Habit: Perennial forb, erect, deep taproot and reaching a height of 1-2 ft. tall.

Leaves: Alternate, simple (basal leaves), mostly pinnate with 3-5 segments, leathery, leaf edges serrated with sickle-shaped leaflets, toothed margins; lower leaves have petiole, upper leaves sessile.

Stems: Erect, grooved, branched and solid; growing up to 1-2 ft. tall.

Flowers: Compound umbel, 2-4 in. wide, small, white in color, 5 separated petals; blooms from June to August.

Fruit and seeds: Achene, yellowish-brown, oblong, glabrous, slightly compressed, 2-5 mm. long.

Habitat: Native to Eurasia. Found in riverbanks, forest clearings, dry grasslands, waste places, roadsides, ditches, fallow land, and meadows.

Reproduction: By seed and vegetatively via root fragments.

Similar species: Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota).

Credits: The information provided in this factsheet was gathered from the Nebraska Invasive Species Program and Bugwood Wiki.

Individual species images that appear with a number in a black box are courtesy of the Bugwood.org network (http://www.invasive.org). Individual photo author credits may not be included due to the small display size of the images and subsequent difficulty of reading the provided text. All other images appear courtesy of Google (http://images.google.com).

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