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Caucalis

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Caucalis
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Scientific classification Edit this 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 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]

Description

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Caucalis platycarpos is an annual up to 40 centimetres (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. The fruit is an oblong capsule with many hooked spines on the surface.[5][7]

  • Foliage
    Foliage
  • Flowers close-up
    Flowers close-up
  • Fruit close-up
    Fruit close-up

Distribution and habitat

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It is distributed in southwest Asia, North Africa and most of central and Southern Europe; almost all of the Iberian Peninsula.

It is found in crop fields, fallows and nitrophilous grasslands. Preferably in basic substrates at an altitude of 100-1000 (1600) meters. Flowering occurs in March-June (July) and fruiting in May-August.

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List, Caucalis platycarpos L.
  2. ^ NRCS. "Caucalis platycarpos". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  4. ^ Plazonić, A; Mornar, A; Maleš, Ž; Kujundžić, N (2013). "Phenolic content and antioxidant activities of burr parsley (Caucalis platycarpos L.)". Molecules. 18 (7): 8666–81. doi:10.3390/molecules18078666. PMC 6269816. PMID 23881052.
  5. ^ a b Tela Botanica, Caucalis à feuilles de carotte, Caucalis platycarpos L. in French with photo and French distribution map
  6. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Lappola carota, Kletten-Haftdolde, piggkörvel, Caucalis platycarpos L.
  7. ^ Herbario de la Universidad Pública de Navarra, Flora Arvense de Navarra, familia Umbelliferae, Caucalis platycarpos L. in Spanish, with photos
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  • Media related to Caucalis at Wikimedia Commons


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