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Most
people have difficulty in sorting out our various Umbellifers
- parsley-like plants with flower stalks arranged like the ribs
of an umbrella. The cow parsnip is one of the most common, growing
by roadsides and on waste ground everywhere and flowering from
June until late autumn. Its stem is thick, grooved and hairy,
and its leaves are much less finely divided than is usual in this
family. The umbels of small white flowers are often six inches
across.
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