Cow Parsley, or Anthriscus sylvestris

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Date:1954

Description:You can find this biennial plant all over country roadsides, banks and paths, turning whole areas white with its blossom.

Flowering between April and June, it can grow to a height of 1 metre.

This example was collected at Tatenhill in Staffordshire by local naturalist Don Brown in 1954.

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This plant is now cared for by staff at Stoke-on-Trent Museums.

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Fields & Meadows Agriculture & Countryside

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