Bishops Flower

Bishop's Flower

Ammi majus L.

Apiaceae (Carrot Family)

▲ ▼ mature, flowering plants

▲ flower detail

▲ ▼ basal leaves

Ammi majus L.; Bishops Flower: (Bayer Code: AMIMI; US Code AMMA)

Cool-season annual or biennial in the Carrot family
First produces a rosette of overall oval leaves that are pinnately-divided into oval, toothed lobes
Leaves and stems are hairy; flowering stem grows 1-3 feet tall
Inflorescences are open umbels of clusters of tiny white flowers
Appears somewhat similar to wild carrot, but wild carrot has a very tight umbel, and the basal leaves on wild carrot are very finely-divided and feathery
Fruit is oval, ridged, upright, green to yellow-tan when ripe
Not widely seen in midwest (above photos taken in Talinn, Estonia)

(Posted January 15, 2019)