Turgenia latifolia(L.) Hoffm. Broadleaf false carrot

Turgenia latifolia(L.) Hoffm. - Broadleaf false carrot

Scientific Description:

Stem ± erect, branched, setose or scabrous, 8−60 cm. Leaves setose above and beneath. Petals c. 5 mm, white, pink or purplish. Fruit 10−12 × 3−4 mm, with the whole surface papillose. Spines patent or ascending, c. 1.5−2 mm.

 

Flowering time: April−June.

Habitat: Waste and cultivated places, s.l.−3000 m.

 

Reference:
Cullen J (1972). Turgenia latifolia (L.)Hoffm., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinurgh, 4: 527.

Public Description:

Turgenia latifolia, known as “broadleaf false carrot”, is native to Europe, Northwest Africa, Southwest Asia, Turkistan, Pakistan and Kashmir. It is an annual herb with tiny white, pink or purplish flowers and spiny fruits, and grows up to 60 cm in length. It blooms between April and June and is found in waste grounds and cultivated places.

 

References:

Anonymous (2015). http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1755026002 /, Accessed date: 21.12.2015.

Menemen Y (2012). Turgenia Hoffm., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 83.