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Wildflowers of the Stuttgart Area

Aegopodium podagraria

Family : APIACEAE (Carrot Family)
Common Name (UK) : Ground Elder
Common Name (DE) : Giersch, Geißfuß
Common Name (FR) : Egopode podagraire, herbe aux goutteux
Habitat : Roadside verges, in churchyards and on riverbanks
Remarks : At one time it was grown as a pot herb and was also used to treat arthritis and gout.
First appearing : May
Abundance : Common

  • Photo Date : May 23, 2004
  • Location : On the edge of the forest parking lot off of Vaihingerlandstrasse in the Rot & Schwartzwild Park, Stuttgart West.
  • Photo Date : May 31, 2004
  • Location : Along Zamenhofweg, Stuttgart West.
  • Photo Date :June 21, 2005
  • Location : Along Zamenhofweg, Stuttgart West.
    N48° 46.024' E9° 08.159'
  • Photo Date :June 21, 2005
  • Location : Near the Birkenkopf Parking lot, Stuttgart West.
    N48° 45.909' E9° 08.069'