Article Nº 0086 Plant Vol. I · p. 56
Agulha (Scandix pecten-veneris)
Original title: Agulha. (Scandix Pecten-Veneris)
Shepherd's-needle, an annual umbellifer common in Madeira and Porto Santo, named for its long-beaked fruits.
An annual plant of the family Umbelliferae, frequent in Madeira and on Porto Santo (‘holy harbour’). Its fruits end in a very long point or beak, hence the name agulha (‘needle’) by which the plant is known, mainly on Porto Santo.
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