Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Alexanders, Smyrnium olusatrum, Lusrán grándubh
Photographs: Bantry, Co. Cork

Alexanders
Smyrnium olusatrum
Lusrán grándubh
Family: Apiaceae

Flowering time: February-June. Biennial. Possibly introduced.

Yellow-green flowers in many-rayed umbels followed by ridged, globular fruit. Shiny dark green leaves, trifoliate basal leaves with stalked leaflets and 3-lobed terminal leaflet. Celery-scented, hairless plant to 120cm tall

Widespread and established on waste ground, roadsides and cliffs. Most frequent near south and east coasts but range is increasing

Similar: Wild Parsnip, Pastinaca sativa is the only other umbellifer with yellow flowers. Rare in Ireland and prefers calcareous soils

Alexanders, Smyrnium olusatrum, Lusrán grándubh

Alexanders, Smyrnium olusatrum, Lusrán grándubh
Alexanders, Smyrnium olusatrum, Lusrán grándubh

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