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Daucus pusillus (American wild carrot)
Vick, Albert F. W.

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, 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 (Daucus carota) has a deep purple central flower.

 

From the Image Gallery

View herbarium specimen from Harry T. Cliffe Bexar Regional Herbarium.

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

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

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

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
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Bibliography

* 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: 2008-05-12
Research By: TWC Staff

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