Another volunteer flowering plant grows beside the driveway. By the shape of the flower heads (umbels, really) I figured it was another member of the carrot family, the Apiaceae. Like my parsley, or the Queen Anne's Lace and cow parsnips that grow in any waste space at this time of year, but also like the horrible, poisonous water hemlock, so I was cautious when I cut a flower umbel to examine the tiny flowers. Even touching the water hemlock, or sometimes the cow parsnip, can cause skin damage. But this one was fine; I cut leaves and turned them every which way, trying to identify the species, and my hands are ok.
Angelica sp. |
My guide book mentions three species of Angelica, a couple only distinguishable by the bends in their leaf stalks. I'm still not sure of this one.
5 petals, like the parsley flowers. And that twinned centre. The background is one of the leaves. |
Google image search was a great help with this one. And with a couple more, that I'm saving for tomorrow.
Foto: Angelica sp.
Mi libro guía menciona tres especies de Angelica locales, unas se distinguen solamente por las dobleces en los tallos de las hojas. Por fin, no pude saber cual de las tres tengo en mano.
Y las flores, como todas las de los apiáceas, son miniaturas. Examiné unas bajo el microscopio:
Foto: la flor de Angelica. Tiene pétalos y el centro doble, como el del perejil.
La búsqueda de imágenes de Google me ayudó con estas. Y con otras, que dejo para mañana.
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