Robert Macfarlane on Twitter: "Words of the Day: “Fairy Lace” -- common name of Cow Parsley, aka Queen Anne's Lace & Mother-Die (this latter name given to dissuade children from picking it,
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Anthriscus sylvestris Cow parsley – small clusters of tiny white flowers atop fernlike leaves, April, England, UK Stock Photo - Alamy
![Cow parsley Anthrisus sylvestris delicate white flowers with fern like foliage in spring Stock Photo - Alamy Cow parsley Anthrisus sylvestris delicate white flowers with fern like foliage in spring Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/eeecd8805052401c86a8f4311f85285d/mykgh7.jpg)
Cow parsley Anthrisus sylvestris delicate white flowers with fern like foliage in spring Stock Photo - Alamy
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Premium Photo | Hawthorn or single-seeded hawthorn ( may, mayblossom, maythorn, quickthorn, whitethorn, motherdie, haw )
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