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Daucus carota - Queen Anne's Lace


This is a slender to coarse plant that grows to 5 feet tall with a stout taproot.  The flowers are in showy umbels from 2-5 inches wide.  The leaves are repeatedly dissected with the final segments being linear, lanceolate or oblong, and less than .15" wide.

This plant was introduced from Europe.  The root is thought to be sweet and tender.  The cultivated carrot was derived from this species.

Queen Anne's Lace flowers from May to September.  It is found in dry fields, roadsides, and waste places.