Daucus glaber (Forssk.) Thell. / Heterotypic Synonyms: Daucus littoralis Sm., it is a sub erect annual or biennial herb, up to 10-40 (-50) cm, often much branched from the base, glabrous to ± densely retrorse- hispid, rather fleshy. Leaves usually 2-pinnate, 1-6 cm long, sub glabrous or scabridulous, rather fleshy and glaucous, petiolate. becoming sub sessile above; ultimate segments obovate-cuneate, up to 5 x 3 mm, rather bluntly lobed or toothed, Umbels terminal and leaf-opposed, flattish, 5-7 (-15)-rayed, usually long-peduncled; rays very unequal, rigid. Bracts small, 3-fid, simple, oblanceolate-acute, or shortly 3-fid, 2-10 mm long, fleshy, spreading, setulose; bracteoles shorter than the umbellules. oblong-lanceolate entire, setulose-ciliate, broadly scarious-margined. Flowers perfect. some mate or sterile. Petals ± radiating, white or yellowish, tinged pink. Fruits oblong or ellipsoidal c, 7 x 2 mm; primary ridges rather prominent, densely and irregularly hispid with shorter, whitish bristles; secondary ridges conspicuously spinose with a single row of rather stout, straight, glochidiate spines,0-1.5 mm tong, usually shortly connate at the bases.
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