umbel |ˈʌmb(ə)l| noun (Botany)
A flower cluster in which stalks of nearly equal length spring from a common centre and form a flat or curved surface, characteristic of the parsley family (Apiaceae).
Here is an umbel flower cluster of poison hemlock (Conium maculatum), a highly poisonous biennial herbaceous flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae, native to Europe and North Africa. A hardy plant capable of living in a variety of environments, hemlock is widely naturalised in locations outside its native range. Here it is growing in parklands in Melbourne, Australia.
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A flower cluster in which stalks of nearly equal length spring from a common centre and form a flat or curved surface, characteristic of the parsley family (Apiaceae).
Here is an umbel flower cluster of poison hemlock (Conium maculatum), a highly poisonous biennial herbaceous flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae, native to Europe and North Africa. A hardy plant capable of living in a variety of environments, hemlock is widely naturalised in locations outside its native range. Here it is growing in parklands in Melbourne, Australia.
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