Bishop Goutweed

Bishop Goutweed, Bishopweed

Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum'

Apiaceae - Carrot Family

Aegopodium podagraria ‘Variegatum:’ Bishopweed, Bishop Goutweed

▲ ▼ Green-leaved forms can be more aggressive and invasive weeds

▲ ▼ Green-leaved plant flowers and fruit (fruit allow spread by seed)

Location on campus: near southeast door of Karls Hall

Deciduous, alternate (arising from the ground), glabrous, variegated trifoliate leaves with serrated margins on leaflets; leaflets about 2" long and 1/2 as wide
Flowers in flat-topped umbels in late spring--not too showy
Plant spreads by creeping roots to form solid groundcover about 6-12" above ground; may spread into adjacent turf or other planting beds if solid border is not used to contain it
May die back in hot or dry summers, but usually recovers in fall
Good for part-sun to light shade areas with adequate moisture and fertile soil