Carrot Family [Apiaceae] |
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26th June 2019, flanks of Great Orme, Llandudno, North Wales | Photo: © RWD |
A biennial which grows up to 1m in height. |
26th June 2019, flanks of Great Orme, Llandudno, North Wales | Photo: © RWD |
There are quite a few specimens of Rough Chervil in this clump. |
26th June 2019, flanks of Great Orme, Llandudno, North Wales | Photo: © RWD |
The terminal umbel has mostly hermaphrodite (aka bisexual) flowers in it; the lateral umbels mostly male flowers. |
26th June 2019, flanks of Great Orme, Llandudno, North Wales | Photo: © RWD |
26th June 2019, flanks of Great Orme, Llandudno, North Wales | Photo: © RWD |
The number of rays in an umbel are usually 6 to 12 (occasionally 4 to 15). The umbels lack bracts (or rarely have 1 or 2 bracts#). The umbellets (upper umbels), on the other hand have between 5 and 8 bracteoles, which are somewhat angled downwards. |
26th June 2019, flanks of Great Orme, Llandudno, North Wales | Photo: © RWD |
The rays are hairy. The bracteoles are long-triangular with a longish narrow tip. The flowers lack sepals and are white. |
26th June 2019, flanks of Great Orme, Llandudno, North Wales | Photo: © RWD |
With 5 white petals. |
26th June 2019, flanks of Great Orme, Llandudno, North Wales | Photo: © RWD |
The undeveloped (green) fruits. Ripe fruits (not shown) are usually 5 to 6mm long and will be broadest just below the middle. The 2 styles are recurved and sit on a pale stylopodium. |
26th June 2019, flanks of Great Orme, Llandudno, North Wales | Photo: © RWD |
The bracteoles beneath the umbellets (of here fruits) are hairy and taper to a point. The fruit in the centre shows the undeveloped fruit. |
26th June 2019, flanks of Great Orme, Llandudno, North Wales | Photo: © RWD |
Showing the way the raylets of the umbellet radiate. |
26th June 2019, flanks of Great Orme, Llandudno, North Wales | Photo: © RWD |
26th June 2019, flanks of Great Orme, Llandudno, North Wales | Photo: © RWD |
The leaves are dark-green and between 2 and 3 pinnate. |
26th June 2019, flanks of Great Orme, Llandudno, North Wales | Photo: © RWD |
26th June 2019, flanks of Great Orme, Llandudno, North Wales | Photo: © RWD |
The stems are solid (not hollow) with purple splodges (only Hemlock shares this trait). The stem is swollen for some distance below any branches and has short hairs.
Hairs on both surfaces of the leaves are appressed to the surface, directed outwards. |
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Uniquely identifiable characteristics
Distinguishing Feature : An umbellifer with purplish splodges on the stems. Only Hemlock has something similar.
Rough Chervil, flowering in May, is one of just 3 common hedgerow umbellifers, the others being It is found in hedge banks, grassy places, wood-borders, and other places in light shade.
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Chaerophyllum | temulum | ⇐ Global Aspect ⇒ | Apiaceae |
Chaerophyllum (Chervils) |
Carrot Family [Apiaceae] |