Pictorial guide to the flora of the British Isles

Oenanthe crocata is a large, deadly poisonous herb that grows in wet woodland across southern England, Wales and southern Ireland; in Northern Ireland, the rest of England and Scotland, it grows beside rivers and in flushes along the coast.

Aber Bach (VC45: Pembrokeshire); 2014-05-21

Inflorescence

Aber Bach (VC45: Pembrokeshire); 2014-05-21

The leaves of Oenanthe crocata are up to 3 times pinnate; the ultimate segments are quite broad, at less than twice as long as wide.

Aber Bach (VC45: Pembrokeshire); 2014-05-21

The oblong fruits of Oenanthe crocata are very nearly sessile, forming an open head, in contrast to the smoother and more solid fruit-heads of Oenanthe fistulosa formed from tesselating conical fruits.

Endrick Water (VC86: Stirlingshire); 2016-07-07