Stace (2010) pg 829/ Rose & O’Reilly (2006) pg 346 /BSBI Distribution: http://www.bsbimaps.org.uk/atlas/map_page.php?spid=5474.0

This plant grows along the shingle ridge. The first diagnostic feature I noticed were the umbels or flat topped inflorescence made up of many flowers rising from one point. Therefore I looked into Umbellifers which led me to the family Apiaceae or carrot. Features of this family shown in the below picture is an umbel and an inferior ovary. Note bristly bracts of Daucus spp. (Rose & O’Reilly 2006):

These biennials grow with erect to procumbent stems up to 1m (Stace 2010):

Note the above picture shows the stems are slightly hairy. The leaves are pinnately arranged and pinnatifid (pinnately lobed):

The flowers are white and the umbels are just under 7cm across therefore probably Daucus carota (Rose & O’Reilly 2006):

Umbels are slightly concave so could be Sea Carrot, D. carota ssp gummifer (Stace 2010) but as pictures of the root were not taken it was decided this species is more likely Daucus carota L. Ssp.carota.