Fool's Parsley
Fool's Parsley, garden weed, Dorset
Flowerhead, umbel
Equal- and unequal-petalled flowers
Long bracteoles
Fruits
Parsley-like leaves
Aethusa cynapium
Apiaceae
June to October
It is found throughout the country.
See the BSBI distribution map for Fool's Parsley
It grows in hedge banks, cultivated fields and waste ground.
It is a weed of arable land and gardens.
Fool's Parsley is a native, annual herb, growing up to 120cm.
Flowers are white (2mm) and in umbels (2 to 6cm).
Petals are notched and unequal, especially at the edge of the
secondary umbel.
Bracteoles are conspicuous on the outer side of the secondary
umbels.
Leaves are pinnatifid- parsley like.
The stem is wiry and ridged.
The stem, bracteles and leaves can be glabrous (hairless).
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Fool's Parsley, garden weed, Dorset
Flowerhead, umbel
Equal- and unequal-petalled flowers
Long bracteoles
Fruits
Parsley-like leaves
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