Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Perfoliate alexanders (Smyrnium perfoliatum) flowers and Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) Bastasi area, Northern Livanjsko Polje (karst plateau) Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Ernie Janes / Alexanders (Smymium olusatrum) growing along lane, Norfolk, England, UK.

Linda Pitkin / Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) on bank of River Thames, Hampton, Richmond Upon Thames, England, UK. March.

Linda Pitkin / Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum), growing on roadside verge. A rare/ scarce plant in Surrey. Betchworth, Surrey, England, June 2013.

Linda Pitkin / Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum), growing on roadside verge. locally rare plant. Betchworth, Surrey, England, June.

Linda Pitkin / Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum), growing on roadside verge. Locally rare plant. Betchworth, Surrey, England, June.

Linda Pitkin / Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum), growing on roadside verge. Locally rare plant. Betchworth, Surrey, England, May.

Nick Upton / Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) flowering on a coastal headland, Cornwall, UK, April.

Gary K. Smith / Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) in flower.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Round-leaved Alexanders (Smyrnium rotundifolium) in flower, Crete

Paul Harcourt Davies / Round-leaved Alexanders (Smyrnium rotundifolium) in flower, Crete, April

Paul Harcourt Davies / Round-leaved Alexanders (Smyrnium rotundifolium) in flower, Crete, April

Ernie Janes / Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) flowers in early spring with blue sky, Norfolk, UK, March.

Nick Upton / Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) flowering on coastal cliff overlooking Hayle bay, with Pentire head and surfers in the background. Polzeath, Cornwall, UK, April

Nick Upton / Female St.Mark's / March Fly (Bibio marci) feeding on Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) flowerhead on coastal cliff overlooking Camel esturary and Atlantic sea. Trebetherick, Cornwall, UK, April.

Colin Varndell / Alexanders (Smyrnium) in flower. Portland, Dorset, UK, March.

Nick Upton / Male Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) with fly prey on Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) flowerhead. Cornwall, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Male Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) on Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) flowerhead. Cornwall, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) queen feeding on Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) flowers. Cornwall, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Bluebottle (Calliphora vicina) Greenbottle (Eudasyphora cyanella) and Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) feeding on Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) flowerhead. Cornwall, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Black-horned Sawfly (Zaraea / Abia lonicerae) feeding on Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) This species is very scarce in the UK. Coastal headland, Cornwall, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Grey Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria) on Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) flowerhead. Cornwall, UK, April.

Nick Upton / White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) queen infested with parasitic mites (Parasitellus fucorum) feeding on Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) flowerhead. Cornwall, UK, April.

Gary K. Smith / Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) in flower on sandy beach, North Cornwall coast, England, UK, May.

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Perfoliate alexanders (Smyrnium perfoliatum) in flower at the base of a pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) Bastasi area, Northern Livanjsko Polje (karst plateau) Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della F / Perfoliate Alexanders (Smyrnium perfoliatum) in flower, Northern Livanjsko Polje (karst plateau)Bastasi area, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Jose B. Ruiz / Alexanders in flower {Smyrnium olusatrum} Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Alexander herb in flower {Smyrnium olusatrum} Spain