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Daucus carota
Queen Anne's Lace, also called "Wild Carrot". Queen Anne's Lace grows up to four feet tall. Its leaves are two to eight inches long and fern-like. This plant is best known for its flowers, which are tiny and white, blooming in lacy, flat-topped clusters. Each little flower has a dark, purplish center.
It is a common plant in dry fields, ditches, and open areas. It was introduced from Europe, and the carrots that we eat today were once cultivated from this plant. This plant blooms from May to October. It is a biennial plant, which means it lives for two years. It will spend the first year growing bigger, and then bloom the second year.
Spotted on Jul 12, 2011
Submitted on Jul 12, 2011
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hmmm, could be a Conium maculatum... did you take a look at the stem? be cautious, it could be poisonous