Family: Apiaceae Sea Carrot Daucus carota subsp. gummifer Flowering time: June-July. Biennial. Native Only found on coastal grassland on sea cliffs and stable sand-dunes Umbels of white-pinky/red flowers are followed by convex or flat fruit umbels, the rays with stiff, bristly hairs. The leaves have darker green, fleshier and blunter leaflets than Wild Carrot and are on shorter, stouter stems. Plants in the south of its range are smaller and shorter than those further north Similar: Wild Carrot, Daucus carota

Sea Carrot, Daucus carota subsp gummifer
Durlston, Dorset. May 2017