{"id":24582,"date":"2023-03-16T14:55:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T13:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/?p=140965"},"modified":"2023-03-16T16:35:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T15:35:59","slug":"wild-carrot-guide-seeds-flowers-and-leaves","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/wild-carrot-guide-seeds-flowers-and-leaves\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild carrot guide: seeds, flowers and leaves"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learn all about the seeds, flowers and leaves of wild carrot with our guide to this delicate member of the umbellifer family <\/p>

By Kevin Parr\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 16 March 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Anyone wondering why the leaves of many umbellifers look familiar, particularly when young, need look no further than their vegetable patch or a greengrocer\u2019s stall and the leaves of celery, parsnip or carrot. All are cultivars originating from the Umbelliferae<\/em> family and all have wild versions growing in the UK.<\/p>\n

Wild carrot is probably the most well-known and is widespread throughout the British Isles with the exception of the far north.<\/p>\n

Learn how to identify wild carrot using its leaves, bracts and flowers with our species guide.<\/p>\n

Interested in learning more about Britain\u2019s flora? Check out our guides to orchids<\/a>, bluebells<\/a> and ferns<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Umbellifers of Britain<\/h4>\n
What is an umbellifer? What is the difference between cow parsley and hemlock? Is giant hogweed dangerous? Find out the answers to all these questions and more with our guide to umbellifers<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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How to identify wild carrot<\/h2>\n
Wild carrot does not grow particularly tall, rarely exceeding 60cm in height, and is typical of umbellifers with the exception of the three forked bracts (small, leaflike structures) that form beneath the flowerhead.<\/p>\n
The leaves are slender but more robust than might be typical of cultivated species, and while they smell distinctly \u2018carroty\u2019, the roots are thin and very unlike the solid, crunchy carrots with which we are familiar as food.<\/p>\n
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Wild carrot flowers<\/h2>\nThe umbel of the wild carrot is perhaps the most striking feature. Above the unique, pinnate bracts is found a splay of stiff rays that form a tight, almost semi-spherical, cluster of flowers.<\/p>\n