Photographs: Blarney, Co. Cork

Bur Chervil Anthriscus caucalis Peirsil bhog Family: Apiaceae Flowering May-June. Annual. Native. Small short-stalked umbels of white flowers with 3-6 rays, the bracts are usually absent, bracteoles fine-pointed. Followed by ovoid beaked fruit with hooked bristles, 3mm long. The small leaves are 2-3 times pinnate and hairy underneath on hollow, hairless stems. Height 25-50cm. On open well-drained sandy or gravelly ground on roadsides, waste ground and hedgebanks. Rare, decreasing in Ireland.

Bur Chervil, Anthriscus caucalis, Peirsil bhog