Scandix pecten-veneris
Shepherd’s needle Χτενόχορτο της Αφροδίτης
Apiaceae - carrot family Dicot.
Scandix pecten-veneris grows throughout most of Europe. It is edible and nutritious but it is not very abundant in Skopelos. It is often found in field edges; the specimen shown here was photographed in the corner of the church field, next to the cemetery.
The plant is characterised by the long narrow seed pods, which
✽2-4mm, 
4-6m, ↨15-35cm,
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Scandix - from ancient Greek name σκάνδιξ) for this & similar plants incl. chervil(
pecten - Latin for comb, veneris - Venus’s
