Caucalis

Caucalis platycarpos is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, 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
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Scandiceae
Subtribe: Torilidinae
Genus: Caucalis
L.
Species:
C. platycarpos
Binomial name
Caucalis platycarpos
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Ageomoron royenii (L.) Raf.
  • Caucalis lappula Grande
  • Caucalis latifolia Lam. 1779 not (L.) L. 1768
  • Caucalis linearifolia Req. ex DC.
  • Caucalis queraltii Sennen
  • Caucalis royenii (L.) Crantz
  • Caucalis tenuifolia Salisb.
  • Conium royenii L.
  • Daucus caucalis E.H.L.Krause
  • Daucus lappula Weber
  • Daucus platycarpos Scop.
  • Daucus royenii (L.) Baill.
  • Orlaya platycarpos (L.) W.D.J.Koch

Caucalis platycarpos is an annual up to 40 cm (16 in) tall with trailing stems. Leaves are highly divided into many small leaflets. Flowers are produced in an umbel of 2 to 5 flowers, each with white or pink petals. Fruit is an oblong capsule with many hooked spines on the surface.[5][7]

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