Plants : ApiaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Conopodium majus (Gouan) Loret

Pignut

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Conopodium majus

Description: This is a common plant of meadows, pastures and other grassy places. The leaves are divided into very narrow segments. A small edible underground tuber (the 'pignut') forms at the base of the stem.

All names: Conopodium majus (Gouan) Loret; Conopodium denudatum Koch; Carum majus (Gouan) Britten & Rendle

Distribution Map from NBN: Conopodium majus at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Conopodium majus at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Conopodium majus. (Gouan) Loret. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3681. Accessed on 2026-11-02.