Pignut
Conopodium majus


Family Details and Description of Plant
Family Carrot Family     Umbelliferae
Habit of Plant Slender and erect with a smooth stem growing up to 30-50 cm high. Has a brown skinned white fleshy tuber-root. This tuber reaches 1.5-3.5cm in size.
Flowers 6-12 rays, each umbel is 3-7 cm across, white coloured.
Occurance Common throughout the British Isles.
Location In dry woods and old grasslands.
Seasons Flowers May - June.


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