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Pignut The Vikings loved Cumbria when they arrived because they saw the pignut, with which to feed their pigs (the edible tuber) and so there is a Swindale near here, named from Swine-dale.  The tubers are very tasty!! Conopodium majus,Cumbria,Kings Meaburn,Pignut Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Pignut

The Vikings loved Cumbria when they arrived because they saw the pignut, with which to feed their pigs (the edible tuber) and so there is a Swindale near here, named from Swine-dale. The tubers are very tasty!!

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  1. Love the backstory :) Posted 5 years ago
    1. Thanks ;-} Posted 5 years ago

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''Conopodium majus'' is a small perennial herb, whose underground part resembles a chestnut and is sometimes eaten as a wild or cultivated root vegetable. The plant is common through much of Europe and parts of North Africa. It grows in woods and fields and is an indicator of long-established grassland.

Similar species: Ginseng And Carrots
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Uploaded Mar 29, 2020. Captured Mar 29, 2020 16:08.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/4.5
  • 1/256s
  • ISO1600
  • 200mm