Kokorysh (dog parsley, znoiha). Legends, myths, symbolism, description, cultivation, methods of application

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Kokorysh (dog parsley, znoiha), Aethusa cicuta. Photos of the plant, basic scientific information, legends, myths, symbolism

Kokorysh (dog parsley, znoikha)

Basic scientific information, legends, myths, symbolism

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Family: Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)

Origin: Europe, Asia, North Africa

Area: Kokorysh grows in the forest and steppe zones of the temperate zone, as well as in the mountains.

Chemical composition: The bark contains the toxic alkaloid coniine, which causes paralysis of the respiratory muscles.

Economic value: Kokorysh is poisonous and has no economic value.

Myths, legends, symbolism: Kokorysh has a rather dark symbolism in the culture. In some cultures, it is considered a symbol of evil, death and poverty. In ancient Greek mythology, the kokorysh was associated with Kerberos, a three-headed dog guarding the entrance to the kingdom of the dead. In some cultures, the kokorysh is also considered a symbol of betrayal, lies and meanness. However, in other cultures, such as the Indians of North America, the kokory was used in rituals and ceremonies related to the healing and purification of the spirit.

Kokorysh (dog parsley, znoiha), Aethusa cicuta. Description, illustrations of the plant

Kokorysh (dog parsley, znoiha), Aethusa cicuta. Botanical description of the plant, areas of growth and ecology, economic importance, applications

Kokorysh (dog parsley, znoikha)

A genus of plants of the Umbrella family (Apiaceae) with one polymorphic species - the common kokorysh (Aethusa cynapium).

Annual (sometimes biennial) plants up to 1 meter tall.

Stem branched hollow.

Leaves are twice-, thrice-pinnate, triangular in shape; leaf blades are rhombic or almost triangular, deeply pinnatipartite, with incised lobes.

Kokorysh blooms from June to October with white flowers collected in numerous umbrellas, without a cover, but with a cover of three long linear leaves facing outward; the calyx is inconspicuous; the corolla consists of five deeply notched white petals.

The fruit is spherical-ovoid, round in cross section (up to 3 mm long and up to 2,5 mm wide); ribs are thick, sharp; seeds on the inside are completely flat, with arcuate passages; bifurcated column.

The plant has no smell (according to other information - a kind of light or strong smell). It differs from real parsley in its shiny (top) leaves and the structure of the wrapper.

It is found in Asia Minor and Europe, as an alien - in North America, in the Caucasus.

It grows on loose, nutrient-rich, often calcareous soils in weedy places, near dwellings, in gardens, orchards.

The plant is poisonous.

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