Biology 130
Daucus carota; Queen Anne's-lace, wild
carrot [Apiaceae]
1-5' tall biennial with a stout,
edible taproot. Flowers
small and white, but made conspicuous by their arrangement in a
flat-topped, tightly packed, 2-4" wide umbel (often with a single pink
or purple floret in the center).
Leaves twice compound.
Common, conspicuous, and invasive weed of roadsides, fields and
waste places. Flowers from
summer through early fall.
Native of Eurasia.
Queen Anne’s-lace can be
confused with the next species with potentially fatal results!
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