Ground Elder |
Aegopodium podagraria |
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Photo © Carl Farmer |
A very common and pernicious garden weed, also in woods and on shady roadsides. Thought to be non-native, but has been in Britain a long time. Uncommon far from habitation. Flower diameter c 1 mm. Flower umbels c 2-6 cm across. ID: Leaves divided into three leaflets, these again each divided into three on the larger leaves (see bottom left picture). Flower umbels have no lower or upper bracts. Other features: Plant covers large areas of ground where allowed, spreading by vigorous rhizomes. Fruit egg-shaped, c 4 mm long. |
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Photo © Carl Farmer Left:A "whole umbel", which is made up |
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Photo © Carl Farmer |
This picture shows the ribbed stem and the |
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Photo © Carl Farmer Above: Young leaves, doubly trefoil Right: Side-shoot, with upper leaves |
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Photo © Carl Farmer |