Oenanthe javanica (Blume) DC.
Water celery, Java waterdropwort
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5/23/2024 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine 
5/23/2024 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Apiales | Includes carrots, celery, parsley, and ivy |
| Family | Apiaceae | Carrot or parsley family, also includes angelica, anise, caraway, celery, chervil, cicely, coriander/cilantro, cumin, dill, fennel, hemlock, lovage, Queen Anne’s Lace, parsnip |
| Genus | Oenanthe | From the Greek oinos, “wine,” for a plant smelling of wine, and the ancient Greek name for some thorny plant |
| Species | javanica | “Of Java,“ an Indonesian island |
Oenanthe javanica description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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