Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota)
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Other common names: Wild Carrot
Introduced
Family:
Apiaceae (Parsley)
Height: 1 to 3 ft.
Blooms: May to
October
Leaf Type:
divided
Bloom Size: 0.125 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Flat or rounded clusters,
Regular blooms, 5 parts
Location: Mon River Trail
Date: 7/24/2004
Notes:
Side view.
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Queen Anne's Lace may be
easily confused with:
- Cow Parsnip
Cow parsnip looks like Queen Anne's lace on steroids. It is larger and heaver in every dimension.
- Eastern Hemlock-Parsley
Queen Anne's lace has hairy stems and a central blackish blossom.
- Poison Hemlock
The hemlock has a smooth, thick stem, while Queen Anne's lace has a delicate, hairy stem.
- Spotted Cowbane
Queen Anne's lace has a delicate, carrot-like leaf, while cowbane has divided leave with lanceate leaflets.
- Wild Parsnip
Wild parsnip is always yellow, while Queen Anne's lace is normally white (though rarely pink).
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
