Tithe Green Natural Burial

Flower of the month: cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) 🌱

A staple of the British summertime, cow parsley is everywhere. From the verges alongside busy main roads to lush countryside hedgerows, it is distinctive for its lacy little flowers and fern-like leaves.

Part of the Apiaceae (or carrot) family, cow parsley is one of many “umbelliferous” wildflowers in the UK - a group which gets its name from the way their flowerheads (known as “umbels”) radiate outwards from a single point, like the ribs of an umbrella.

📷 from our Oxton natural burial ground.