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Daucus pusillus (American wild carrot)
Stone, Robert L.

Daucus pusillus Michx.

American wild carrot, Rattlesnake-Weed, Wild Carrot

Apiaceae (Carrot Family)

USDA Symbol: DAPU3

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

Often mistaken for Queen Annes lace (Daucus carota), Wild carrot blooms in flat clusters; when flowers pass, pedicels turn upward into a birds nest; when seeds ripe, spreads open again facilitating adhesion to passing animals.

Queen Annes lace has a deep purple central flower.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Flower:
Fruit:
Size Class: 1-3 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , AZ , CA , FL , GA , HI , ID , IL , KS , LA , MO , MS , NC , NM , OK , OR , SC , TN , TX , VA , WA
Canada: BC
USDA Native Status: L48(N), HI (I?), CAN(N)

Benefit

Use Food: Roots are edible.
Conspicuous Flowers: yes

Find Seed or Plants

View propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Fredericksburg Nature Center - Fredericksburg, TX
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Austin, TX
Sibley Nature Center - Midland, TX
Brackenridge Field Laboratory - Austin, TX
Stengl Biological Research Station - Smithville, TX

Herbarium Specimen(s)

NPSOT 0402 Collected Jun 3, 1993 in Comal County by Mary Beth White

Wildflower Center Seed Bank

LBJWC-23 Collected 2006-05-29 in Travis County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Bibliography

Bibref 286 - Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country (1989) Enquist, M.

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Daucus pusillus in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Daucus pusillus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Daucus pusillus

Metadata

Record Modified: 2012-08-19
Research By: TWC Staff

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