Daucus carota
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Photo courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Daucus carota L. |
| Common name: | Queen Anne's lace |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | introduced from Europe |
| Plant height: | 1 - 3' |
| Foliage: | alternate leaves, divided, stem covered with bristly hairs |
| Flower: | white, in umbels |
| Flowering time: | May to October |
| Habitat: | dry fields, roadsides |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | Carrots were bred from this plant. Several other plants look similar, but are highly toxic. |