Conopodium majus - Pignut
This is a common plant of grassy area in woods and woodland edge and sometimes emerging from leaf litter.
The basal leaves are narrow and 3-pinnate and usually turn yellow by the time of flowering.
Conopdoum majus NS5756 08Apr2018 PW
Conopodium majus 29April2018 NS6467 MP
The leaves yellow and die back while the plant flowers.
Conopodium majus 29April2018 NS6467 MP
Later on in the season, these shiny, red seed pods are distinctive. You can see the stem leaves 1 or 2-pinnate fading to yellow, the basal leaves will already have faded like this.
linConopodium majus NS8328 11July2021 PW
This is a common plant of grassy area in woods and woodland edge and sometimes emerging from leaf litter.