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| Wild Carrot (Queen Anne's Lace) |
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Name - Daucus carota L. |
Family
- Umbelliferae |
| Slender, branched biennial with
a white fleshy taproot shaped like a carrot. First year,
develops only a rosette of finely divided leaves. Mature
plant with hollow stems and carrot-like odor. Leaves alternate,
pinnately divided into small linear segments. Petiole
sheath-like, clasping the stems. Small, white flowers
in dense, flat or concave clusters at ends of stems or
branches. Center flower in cluster, maroon to black in
color. Fruit bristled, in clusters. Reproduces by seed.
Found in southern Canada south into northern Florida and
west to Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and California. Also
found in Mexico, Central and South America, Australia,
Europe, Asia, and Hawaii. |
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