Wild Celery

Description

Strong smelling biennial, to 1m. Leaves basal, spreading or erect; lower leaves pinnate; segments rhombic or lanceolate, 1-5cm, lobed or coarsely toothed; petioles grooved, with sheathing bse; upper leaves ternate, with short, sheathing petiole. Umbels compound, on short stalks or sessile; rays 4-12, unequal; involucre and involucel absent; flowers white. Fruits broad ovoid, 1.5-2mm; mericarp with fine ridges; commisure narrow.