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Cow Parsley

Anthriscus sylvestris

Cow Parsley is a tall, leafy plant with fluffy white flowers that bloom in spring and summer. It grows in fields and along roadsides, making it a lovely sight in nature.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Cow Parsley has delicate clusters of tiny white flowers forming flat-topped 'umbels' atop hollow, ridged stems. Its lacy, fern-like leaves are a vibrant green, giving it a frothy appearance along hedgerows and verges. Unlike its poisonous look-alikes, its stems are typically green and hairy, not purple-spotted and smooth.

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Cow Parsley
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Cow Parsley

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Cow Parsley can create a beautiful 'white wave' effect along roadsides in spring!

It's often confused with deadly Hemlock, so never taste it without an expert!

Its hollow stems were once used by children to make pea-shooters and whistles!

The seeds have tiny hooks that help them hitchhike on passing animals!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Mimicry Shield

Cow Parsley can look very similar to dangerous plants, which might make some animals avoid it, helping it stay safe.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Beacon

It produces abundant nectar, attracting many different insects, which helps it get pollinated by lots of visitors.

Fähigkeit

Rapid Colonizer

Cow Parsley can quickly spread its seeds and establish itself in new areas, allowing it to dominate open spaces.

Maße und Details

Höhe
60-150 cm
Ausbreitung
30-90 cm
Blütengröße
0.2-0.3 cm
Blütezeit
Spring to early Summer
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Zweijährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

visits flowers for nectar and pollen

pollinates

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

an important pollinator for its flowers

eaten by

Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

browses on young leaves and stems

shelters

Common Fruit Fly

Drosophila melanogaster

larvae can be found in dying stems

eats

Old World Swallowtail

Papilio machaon

larvae occasionally feed on leaves

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Don't touch or eat any plants without asking an adult first.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Cow Parsley?

60-150 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Cow Parsley?

30-90 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Cow Parsley?

0.2-0.3 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Cow Parsley?

Spring to early Summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Cow Parsley?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Cow Parsley?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Cow Parsley?

Zweijährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Cow Parsley?

Insekten

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