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Daucus carota
  • Scientific Name: Daucus carota
  • Common Name: Queen Anne's lace
  • Symbol: DACA6
  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Daucus
  • Family: Apiaceae
  • Family Common Name: Carrot family
  • Order: Apiales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Duration: Biennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (I), PR (I), CAN (I)
  • State Noxious: IA (SNW), MI (NW), OH (PNW), WA (CBW, NWSPQ)
  • Edible: unknown
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    Wild Carrot


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  • Scientific Name: Daucus carota
  • Common Name(s): Queen Annes Lace, Wild Carrot
  • Edible: yes
  • Medicinal: no
  • Parts Used: root


  • Rick
    23 Jul, 2008

    A widespread hairy-stemmed biennial. Flower clusters flat-topped, lacy; often with a single purple flower in the center. Old clusters resemble birds' nests. Bracts stiff, 3-forked. Root white, smells of carrot. 2-3 ft. (60-90 cm). Found in fields and waste places. Flowers May-October. Use as a cooked vegetable. Prepare the first-year roots like garden carrots. CAUTION: Early leaves resemble Poison Hemlock but can be differentiated because the wild carrot stalks are hairy. See picture 2 below.
    Current Rating: 0.0000
    mariemorris1221
    6 May, 2012

    The mature seeds of this plant has been used as an herbal contraceptive often called "The Morning After" herb. It makes the uterus too slippery to hold a fertilized egg. It can be used on most all female mammals to avoid conception. The seeds can also be used as a spice substitute for celery and is very flavorful. The leaves taste good too.
    Current Rating: 0.0000

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    Wild Carrot Wild Carrot flower with dot in center; some flowers don't have dot Wild Carrot Wild Carrot


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