Caucalis
| Caucalis platycarpos | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Caucalis L. |
| Species: | C. platycarpos |
| Binomial name | |
| Caucalis platycarpos L. | |
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Caucalis platycarpos is a species of flowering plants in the carrot family, the only member of the genus Caucalis. Common names are carrot bur parsley,[2] small bur-parsley,[3] and burr parsley.[4] It is native to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East as far east as Iran.[5][6]
Caucalis platycarpos is an annual up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall with trailing stems. Leaves are highly divided into many small leaflets. Flowers are produced in an umbel of 2-5 flowers, each with white or pink petals. Fruit is an oblong capsule with many hooked spines on the surface.[5][7]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Caucalis platycarpos L.
- ↑ "Caucalis platycarpos". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ Plazonić A, Mornar A, Maleš Ž, Kujundžić N. 2013. Phenolic content and antioxidant activities of burr parsley (Caucalis platycarpos L.). Molecules 18(7):8666-8681.
- 1 2 Tela Botanica, Caucalis à feuilles de carotte, Caucalis platycarpos L. in French with photo and French distribution map
- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Lappola carota, Kletten-Haftdolde, piggkörvel, Caucalis platycarpos L.
- ↑ Herbario de la Universidad Pública de Navarra, Flora Arvense de Navarra, familia Umbelliferae, Caucalis platycarpos L. in Spanish, with photos
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