Apiaceae

Wild bishop

Bifora radians M.Bieb.

Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Bifora

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Wild bishop: (en) (Gb)Wild Bishop ( Bifora radians ), a photography originating of the internet site http://sophy.u-3mrs.fr/ . The accord of the autor, H. Brisse, is here . — Photo: Henry Brisse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (10)

Czech: Štěničník paprskující
Dutch: Holzaad
English: Wild bishop
Finnish: Poilikki, Silopoilikki
German: Strahliger Hohlsame, Strahlen-Hohlsame
mzn: کزر
Persian: گشنیزک شعاعی
Russian: Бифора лучистая
Slovenian: Žarkasta dvoglavka
Swedish: Strålkoriander

Synonyms

Anidrum radians (M.Bieb.) Kuntze
Bifora dicocca subsp. radians (M.Bieb.) Bonnier & Layens
Coriandrum radians (M.Bieb.) Prantl

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Henry Brisse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Henry Brisse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Augustin Soulard, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: M. B., CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Augustin Soulard, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Pavel Kúr, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Milan Chytrý, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mirko Ubović, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Charles University - Herbarium collections & Department of Botany, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steiermärkisches Landesmuseum Joanneum - Herbarium GJO, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Charles University - Herbarium collections & Department of Botany, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.