Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley

Anthriscus sylvestris, Cow Parsley, is a common plant of waysides, hedgerows, roadside verges and open woodland in Britain. It is one of the most familiar of the early-flowering umbellifers and often occurs in large drifts along country lanes and carriageways. Unlike Bur Chervil (Anthriscus caucalis) it is a perennial and its fruits are not covered with bristles. It is common and widespread in West Glamorgan, ubiquitous along the lanes and hedges of Gower, but it is a plant of the lowlands and is rarely found inland on the higher ground of Neath Port Talbot. There, it is restricted mostly to verges along the main artery roads and the open, riparian corridor woodlands of the Neath, Afan and upper Tawe valleys.

Native