Present on Pacific Islands?  yes

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Other Latin names:  Cyclospermum laciniatum (DC.) Constance; Helosciadium laciniatum DC.

Common name(s): [more details]

Spanish: capuchilla

Habit:  herb

Description:  "Plants slender, annual, branching above, 1.5-2 dm. high; leaves oblong-ovate, the blades 0.5-3 cm. long, 0.5-3 cm. broad, ternate, then 1-2-pinnate, the segments linear, up to 4 mm. long, about 1 mm. broad, entire to incised-lobed; petioles to 3.5 cm. long, the sheath conspicuously white-scarious-margined ; cauline leaves similar; umbels axillary, sessile, 2-3-rayed, the rays unequal, to 10 mm. long; involucre and involucel wanting; fruiting pedicels less than 10, unequal, to 4 mm. long; flowers greenish to pinkish-white; calyx teeth inconspicuous; carpophore entire; fruit ovoid, 1.5-2 mm. long, 1-2 mm. broad, glabrous, to rugulose or hispidulous"  (Macbride, 1962; 13(5A/1):10).

Habitat/ecology:  "Frequent in rocky places in loma vegetation to Chile. Occasionally a garden weed"  (Macbride, 1962; 13(5A/1):11).

Propagation:  Seed

Native range:  Chile (GRIN).

Presence:

Pacific
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Chile (offshore islands) Juan Fernández Islands	Isla Más a Tierra (Robinson Crusoe Island)	introduced invasive	Atkinson, Rachel/Sawyer, John (2011)
Chile (offshore islands) Juan Fernández Islands	Isla Más a Tierra (Robinson Crusoe Island)	introduced invasive	Danton, Philippe/Perrier, Christophe/Martinez Reyes, Guido (2006) (p. 551)

Pacific Rim
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
South America (Pacific rim) South America (Pacific rim)	Chile (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
South America (Pacific rim) South America (Pacific rim)	Perú (Republic of)		Macbride, J. Francis (1936) (p. 13(5A/1):11)

Control:  If you know of control methods for Apium laciniatum, please let us know.