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Conopodium majus
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Colour: |
White |
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Flowering: |
May - August |
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Height: |
Up to 20" (Up to 50 cm) |
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Family: |
Umbelliferae |
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Pignut |
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Pignut is a delicate-looking plant with clusters of small
white flowers on branched heads. The leaves are narrow and
deeply divided.
As its name suggests it has a small brown, edible tuber at
the base of the stem which was popular with foraging pigs in
the past. After peeling off the brown skin, the pignut can
be eaten raw or cooked.
Pignut can be found in woodland, hedgerows and grassland. |
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Pignut |
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