Oenanthe javanica Oenanthe javanica Oenanthe javanica, commonly Java waterdropwort, Chinese celery, Indian pennywort, Japanese parsley, water celery and water dropwort, is a plant of the water dropwort genus originating from East Asia. (Chinese celery is also the name given to "Apium graveolens" var. "secalinum"). It has a widespread native distribution in temperate Asia and tropical Asia, and is also native to Queensland, Australia. This plant should not be confused with the plants of the genus "Cryptotaenia", sometimes called "Japanese wild parsley" ("mitsuba" in Japanese). "O. javanica" is a perennial herb that grows to about 1 m in height, with fibrous roots that
Heracleum maximum Heracleum maximum Heracleum maximum, commonly known as cow parsnip, is the only member of the genus "Heracleum" native to North America. "H. maximum" is also known as Indian celery, Indian rhubarb or pushki. Cow parsnip is a tall herbaceous plant reaching heights of over . The genus name "Heracleum" (from Heracles) refers to the very large size of all parts of these plants. Cow parsnip has the characteristic flower umbels of the carrot family (Apiaceae). The umbels are about across, flat-topped or rounded, and composed of small white flowers. Sometimes the outer flowers of the umbel are much larger than