Carrot Family (Apiaceae)

Distinguished by their umbels—clusters of small flowers radiating from a single point.

Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium

Hogweed

Site: Lancing Ring

A tall, robust plant, familiar to many across our local meadows.

Wild Carrot (To be added)

Daucus carota

Look for the tiny dark flower in the centre of the white umbel.

Cow Parsley (To be added)

Anthriscus sylvestris

The first of the family to bloom in our hedgerows each spring.