| Queen Anne's lace, wild carrot | USDA PLANTS Symbol: DACA6 U.S. Nativity: Exotic Habit: Forbs/Herbs |
| Daucus carota L. |
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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Apiales: Apiaceae |
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| Native Range: Eurasia (BAIL); | |
Queen Anne’s lace is a biennial plant that is native to Europe and southwest Asia that grows to 3.3 ft. (1 m) in height. Leaves are pinnately divided and deeply dissected into narrow segments. The stem is coarsely hairy and, during flowering time, is topped with an umbel of small, white flowers. Sometimes there is a dark purple flower in the center of the umbel. Queen Anne’s lace can be found in sun to partial shade along roadsides, old fields and waste places. |
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Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
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![]() Flower(s); John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Foliage; John Cardina, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Feature(s); inflorescenece and infructescence Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Foliage; Chris Evans, Illinois Wildlife Action Plan, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Flower(s); Chris Evans, Illinois Wildlife Action Plan, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Flower(s); Closed. Iowa Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Plant(s); in flower Chris Evans, Illinois Wildlife Action Plan, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Infestation; John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Seed(s); Ken Chamberlain, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Plant(s); Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 2: 625. USDA PLANTS Database, USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
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