The branching stems of Cow Parsley each carry an umbel (like an umbrella) of white flowers.
But each umbel is made up of a dozen or so smaller umbels, and each of them carries half a dozen individual flower stalks. The flowers themselves are not symmetrical with some petals longer than others. Altogether a wondrous, complex structure.
Cow parsley apparently known as'Keck'in Northants
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