Common name:
Pignut
Family:
Scientific name:
Conopodium majus
Main flower color:
Range:
All across the UK; uncommon only in the Scottish Highlands
Height:
Between 25 cm and 50 cm
Habitat:
Fields, meadows, open woodland; generally dry, non-calcareous locations
Flowers:
Compound umbels, of between six and 12 rays, up to 6 cm in diameter overall, on top of smooth, hairless, ridged stems. The tiny five-petalled flowers are pinkish in bud, otherwise pure white. There are no bracts at the base of the umbel, but a few small bracteoles are present
Leaves:
Finely divided two times into narrow, linear segments; mostly along the stem, as those at the base are short-lived
Season:
April to June
Rarity:
★★★★★
