Caucalis

Caucalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Subfamily:	Apioideae
Tribe:	Scandiceae
Subtribe:	Torilidinae
Genus:	Caucalis; L.
Species:	C. platycarpos
Binomial name
	Caucalis platycarpos; L.
Synonyms
	List Ageomoron royenii (L.) Raf. ; Caucalis lappula Grande ; Caucalis latifolia Lam. 1779 not (L.) L. 1768 ; Caucalis linearifolia Req. ex DC. ; Caucalis queraltii Sennen ; Caucalis royenii (L.) Crantz ; Caucalis tenuifolia Salisb. ; Conium royenii L. ; Daucus caucalis E.H.L.Krause ; Daucus lappula Weber ; Daucus platycarpos Scop. ; Daucus royenii (L.) Baill. ; Orlaya platycarpos (L.) W.D.J.Koch ;

Caucalis platycarpos is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, the only member of the genus Caucalis. Common names are carrot bur parsley,^[2] small bur-parsley,^[3] and burr parsley.^[4] It is native to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East as far east as Iran.^[5]^[6]

Caucalis platycarpos is an annual up to 40 cm (16 in) tall with trailing stems. Leaves are highly divided into many small leaflets. Flowers are produced in an umbel of 2 to 5 flowers, each with white or pink petals. The fruit is an oblong capsule with many hooked spines on the surface.^[5]^[7]

Distribution

It is distributed in southwest Asia, North Africa and most of central and Southern Europe; almost all of the Iberian Peninsula.

Habitat

It is found in crop fields, fallows and nitrophilous grasslands. Preferably in basic substrates at an altitude of 100-1000 (1600) meters. Flowering occurs in March - June (July) and fruiting in May - August.

References

^ The Plant List, Caucalis platycarpos L.
^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Caucalis platycarpos". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ Plazonić, A; Mornar, A; Maleš, Ž; Kujundžić, N (2013). "Phenolic content and antioxidant activities of burr parsley (Caucalis platycarpos L.)". Molecules. 18 (7): 8666–81. doi:10.3390/molecules18078666. PMC 6269816. PMID 23881052.
^ ^a ^b Tela Botanica, Caucalis à feuilles de carotte, Caucalis platycarpos L. in French with photo and French distribution map
^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Lappola carota, Kletten-Haftdolde, piggkörvel, Caucalis platycarpos L.
^ Herbario de la Universidad Pública de Navarra, Flora Arvense de Navarra, familia Umbelliferae, Caucalis platycarpos L. in Spanish, with photos

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[1] The Plant List, Caucalis platycarpos L.

[2] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Caucalis platycarpos". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 11 January 2016.

[BSBI07-3] BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[4] Plazonić, A; Mornar, A; Maleš, Ž; Kujundžić, N (2013). "Phenolic content and antioxidant activities of burr parsley (Caucalis platycarpos L.)". Molecules. 18 (7): 8666–81. doi:10.3390/molecules18078666. PMC 6269816. PMID 23881052.

[yvonne-5] Tela Botanica, Caucalis à feuilles de carotte, Caucalis platycarpos L. in French with photo and French distribution map

[6] Altervista Flora Italiana, Lappola carota, Kletten-Haftdolde, piggkörvel, Caucalis platycarpos L.

[7] Herbario de la Universidad Pública de Navarra, Flora Arvense de Navarra, familia Umbelliferae, Caucalis platycarpos L. in Spanish, with photos

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