Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank up from car park). A cultivated variety of garden parsley, not really a wildflower but here for interest. It's used as a fodder crop so is more leafy than flowery - the flowers in these umbels are very small (compared with e.g. Cow Parsley).

Sheep's Parsley (Petroselenium crispum) (01/07/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank up from car park). A cultivated variety of garden parsley, not really a wildflower but here for interest. It's used as a fodder crop so is more leafy than flowery - the flowers in these umbels are very small (compared with e.g. Cow Parsley).

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank up from car park). Makiro shot. The ovaries are a very bright green. The petals are a translucent pale green with white bits.

Sheep's Parsley (Petroselenium crispum) (19/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank up from car park). Makiro shot. The ovaries are a very bright green. The petals are a translucent pale green with white bits.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank up from car park). Unopened buds. you can see there are bracteoles as well as bracts in this species.

Sheep's Parsley (Petroselenium crispum) (10/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank up from car park). Unopened buds. you can see there are bracteoles as well as bracts in this species.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank up from car park). Up against a Yarrow leaf (bottom right) you can see the very particular green of this plant.

Sheep's Parsley (Petroselenium crispum) (17/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank up from car park). Up against a Yarrow leaf (bottom right) you can see the very particular green of this plant.

Sheep's Parsley (Petroselenium crispum) (10/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank up from car park). Baby buds.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank up from car park). The giss of the plant - this is a youngster. They are easily picked out simply from their very particular shade of green compared with the frondy Yarrow leaves and some Burnet leaves on the left.

Sheep's Parsley (Petroselenium crispum) (10/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank up from car park). The giss of the plant - this is a youngster. They are easily picked out simply from their very particular shade of green compared with the frondy Yarrow leaves and some Burnet leaves on the left.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank up from car park). A more mature plant but not yet flowering.

Sheep's Parsley (Petroselenium crispum) (17/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank up from car park). A more mature plant but not yet flowering.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank up from car park). Leaf shape varies from the bottom to the top of the plant as you can see.

Sheep's Parsley (Petroselenium crispum) (10/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank up from car park). Leaf shape varies from the bottom to the top of the plant as you can see.

Sheep's Parsley (Petroselenium crispum) (10/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank up from car park). Leaves hairless but with spiky tips.

Sheep's Parsley (Petroselenium crispum) (10/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank up from car park). Glossy/satin leaves.