amily:

Apiaceae

Habitat:

Ruderal meadow

Growth habit:

krough

Plant size:

1.5 - 2 m high

Flower colour:

wwhite

Flowering time

April - December

Leaf characteristics:

finely divided, alternate

Flower characteristics:

Flowers occur in compound umbels, central umbels are sterile, umbel rays curve inwards at night, bracts are pinnately dissected

Fruits:

Achenes with hooked-hairy outer husk

Special features:

The wild carrot is a biennial plant that sometimes grows to over 2 m high and is characterised by the typical carrot smell of the taproot. It spreads via a velcro fruit (epizoochor).