Apiaceae

Pignut

Conopodium majus (Gouan) Loret

Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Conopodium

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Pignut (Conopodium majus) — FlowerPhoto: Jens-Christian Svenning, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (14)

Arabic: جوز أرقم, آاكثار
arz: كونوبوديوم ماجوس
Danish: Svinenød
Dutch: Franse aardkastanje
English: Pignut
French: Conopode dénudé, Noisette de terre
German: Französische Erdkastanie, Französische Erd Kastanie
Irish: Cúlarán
mwl: Borrachins
Norwegian Bokmål: Jordnøtt
Norwegian Nynorsk: Jordnøtt
Portuguese: Agreixos, Castanha-da-terra, Macucas
Swedish: Nötkörvel
Welsh: Cneuen y ddaear

Synonyms

Bunium majus Gouan
Carum majus Britten & Rendle

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 570 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jens-Christian Svenning, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jonathan Hughes, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Moldekarl, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Henry Miller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Moldekarl, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Henry Miller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vatadoshu, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: scallions, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vatadoshu, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vatadoshu, CC0, 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). About our plant data.