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Lesser water parsnip © Brian Eversham
Lesser water-parsnip
Scientific name: Berula erecta
Look out for the white, umbrella-like flower heads of lesser water-parsnip along the shallow margins of ditches, ponds, lakes and rivers. When crushed, it does, indeed, smell like parsnip!
Species information
Statistics
Height: 0.3-1mConservation status
Common.