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Daucus carota subsp. gummifer (Syme) Hook. f.

sea carrot (Apiaceae / Umbelliferae)

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Short plants growing near the sea, with umbels that hardly contract in fruit, are assigned to Daucus carota subsp. gummifer.

Holyhead Island (VC52: Anglesey); 2007-05-29

 sea carrot / Daucus carota subsp. gummifer: Short plants growing near the sea, with umbels that hardly contract in fruit, are assigned to _Daucus carota_ subsp. _gummifer_.

The fruiting heads of Daucus carota subsp. gummifer (right) hardly close up at all.

South Stack (VC52: Anglesey); 2015-10-09

 sea carrot / Daucus carota subsp. gummifer: The fruiting heads of _Daucus carota_ subsp. _gummifer_ (right) hardly close up at all.

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