Conopodium majus
Pignut
Conopodium majus, Pignut. A small umbellifer found in pasture and meadow. Attractive to insects and has edible tubers. One of the earlier umbellifers to flower, in late spring.
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Pignut in pasture
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Flower umbel
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Pignut in pasture
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Pignut in meadow
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Pignut in meadow
Photograph detail
Slide 1: Conopodium majus, Pignut. Flowering in pasture along the River Ure. Redmire. May.
Slide 2: Conopodium majus, Pignut. Top view of flower umbel. West Wood. Redmire. May.
Slide 3: Conopodium majus, Pignut. Flowering in pasture along the River Ure. Also showing Sweet Vernal Grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum. Redmire. May.
Slide 4: Conopodium majus, Pignut. Flowering in meadow. Middle Road. Redmire. May.
Slide 5: Conopodium majus, Pignut. Flowering in meadow. Middle Road. Redmire. May.