Aethusa cynapium - Fool's Parsley
Fool' s Parsley is occasionally seen along road verges, on waste ground, in arable fields, on mine waste and disturbed ground in general. Recent records include Binner Downs (SW63C, 1993, C.N.French), East Pentire (SW76V, 1997, H.M.Meredith), near Penmount (SW84I, 1997, C.N.French), St. Just-in-Roseland (SW83M , 1998, M.Tempest), near St. Ervan (SW87V, 1998, H.M.Meredith), Music Water (SW96E, 1996, I.J.Bennallick), north of Pentewan (SX04I, 1995, H.M.Meredith), Trewhiddle Farm (SX05A, 1991, R.E.Lees), Golant (SX15H, 1997, I.J.Bennallick), Palmers (SX17D, 1997, M.Atkinson), beside the lane to Minster Church (SX19A, 1991, R.J.Murphy), Parkhill Quarry, Stratton (SS20P, 1997, M.Atkinson), Broxwater (SS21R, 1997, M.Atkinson), Cumble Tor Farm (SX35Z, 1997, M.Atkinson) and Clift (SX45C, 1997, M.Atkinson).
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Source:
French, C.N., Murphy, R.J. & Atkinson, M. 1999. Flora of Cornwall. Wheal Seton Press, Camborne.