Scientific Name:	Coriandrum sativum
Pronunciation:	kore-ee-AN-drum suh-TYE-vum
Common Name:	cilantro, coriander, Chinese parsley
Family Name:	Apiaceae
Plant Type:	Annual
Key ID Features:	Leaves delicate, odd pinnate, with rounded incised leaflets; inflorescence subtended by relatively large white bracts on outer margins.
Course(s):	HORT 1193/1293

Habit: Spreading, Upright Form: Oval - vertical Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 0.4 - 0.7m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Europe Hardiness Rating: Zone 9: (-7 to -1 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Attract beneficial insects, Container planting, Fragrance, Hanging basket, Herb, Urban agriculture Additional Info: Google Images. Wikipedia

Leaf Morphology: Form: Compound, Lobed Arrangement: Alternate, Basal Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Distinctive smell, Glabrous Compound Leaf: Odd-pinnate Colour in Summer: Green Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Orbicular Apices: Acute Bases: Sheathing Margins: Incised, Serrate

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Umbel Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Ovary Position: Inferior Colour (petals): Showy, White Flower Time at Peak: Jul

Fruit Type: Schizocarp Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Additional Info: Not showy, Distinctive smell, seeds known as the herb coriander

Bark Morphology: Smooth Bark or Stem Colour: Green

Propagation:	Seed
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Medium

Location(s): (GNH) GreeNHouse Location Map

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