Yellow Umbellifers

Leiotulus aureus Giant Fennel Rock Samphire Leiotulus aureus



Carrot Family - Apiaceae

Common Alexanders      Smyrnium olusatrum

Widespread but local.

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Giant Fennel      Ferula communis

Native throughout the Mediterranean Region and southward to the Arabian Peninsula and East Africa.

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Early flower spike
Early flower spike
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Rock Samphire      Crithmum maritimum

Common in coastal areas on rocky ground.

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Golden Hogweed      Leiotulus aureus

(Malabaila aurea) Native to the southern Balkans and Turkey. Local in grassy and rocky places.

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Common Fennel      Foeniculum vulgare

Widespread and common.

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'Bronze' form
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Hispid Heal-all      Opopanax hispidus

Native from Italy eastwards through the Balkans to the Middle East. Frequent on stony slopes.

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