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Caucalis
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]

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]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Caucalis platycarpos L.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Caucalis platycarpos​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ^ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  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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