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Botanical details
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Genus
Daucus
- Genus description
Daucus are more commonly known as wild carrot, a group of herbaceous, biennial (although not always) plants which can reach a height of between 30 to 60cm. The triangular shaped leaves are tripinnate, divided and lacy and flowers begin in pink buds, opening into small and white clustered together in dense umbels. The fruit is small, hairy and lumpy.
- Name status
Unresolved
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