Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. The only slightly similar is Fennel but that has very different leaves and a much larger umbel with more umbellets in a quite open-plan, spaced-out setup.

Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) (22/05/2022) Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. The only slightly similar is Fennel but that has very different leaves and a much larger umbel with more umbellets in a quite open-plan, spaced-out setup.

Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) (22/05/2022) Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Petals curl inwards.

Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) (22/05/2022) Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. The giss of the plant.

Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. The only slightly similar is Fennel but that has very different leaves.

Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) (22/05/2022) Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. The only slightly similar is Fennel but that has very different leaves.

Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. It's a hairy plant - the cultivated forms are normally hairless.

Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) (22/05/2022) Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. It's a hairy plant - the cultivated forms are normally hairless.