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Visnaga daucoides Gaertn.

toothpick plant (Apiaceae / Umbelliferae)

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Synonym | Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam.

Visnaga daucoides is a rare casual native to the Mediterranean Basin.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-08-05

 toothpick plant / Visnaga daucoides: _Visnaga daucoides_ is a rare casual native to the Mediterranean Basin.

The inflorescences of Visnaga daucoides share the branches bracts of Daucus carota and Ammi majus; its fruits are smaller than those of Ammi majus, and lack the spines of Daucus carota.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-08-05

 toothpick plant / Visnaga daucoides: The inflorescences of _Visnaga daucoides_ share the branches bracts of _Daucus carota_ and _Ammi majus_; its fruits are smaller than those of _Ammi majus_, and lack the spines of _Daucus carota_.

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