Common name:
Wild parsnip
Family:
Scientific name:
Pastinaca sativa
Main flower color:
Range:
Most of England and Wales; most common towards the south
Height:
Up to 100 cm
Habitat:
Roadsides, dry grassland, especially on limestone soils
Flowers:
Yellow, with five tiny petals, in compound umbels up to 9 cm in diameter with up to 15 slender rays, which have neither bracts or bracteoles, above a stout, ridged stem covered with fine hairs
Leaves:
Once pinnate; divided into ovate, toothed, wavy-edged leaflets
Season:
June to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
