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Sison segetum L.

corn parsley (Apiaceae / Umbelliferae)

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Synonym | Petroselinum segetum (L.) W. D. J. Koch

Sison segetum grows in arable fields and on banks and sea-walls, mostly south of the Severn–Humber line; it has its flowers on stalks of different lengths, disguising the umbellifer arrangement.

Fobbing (VC18: South Essex); 2016-09-15

 corn parsley / Sison segetum: _Sison segetum_ grows in arable fields and on banks and sea-walls, mostly south of the Severn–Humber line; it has its flowers on stalks of different lengths, disguising the umbellifer arrangement.

The leaves of Sison segetum are once-pinnate and hairless, with the leaflets often rotated like the slats of a Venetian blind relative to the midrib.

Calcot (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2020-05-09

 corn parsley / Sison segetum: The leaves of _Sison segetum_ are once-pinnate and hairless, with the leaflets often rotated like the slats of a Venetian blind relative to the midrib.

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