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Bur parsley

Caucalis

Also called Burr Parsley

Bur parsley
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain
Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)

About

Caucalis platycarpos is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, the only member of the genus Caucalis. Common names are carrot bur parsley, small bur-parsley, and burr parsley. It is native to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East as far east as Iran.

Where it grows

It is distributed in southwest Asia, North Africa and most of central and Southern Europe; almost all of the Iberian Peninsula.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Caucalis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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