Daucus carota

Queen Anne's Lace, Wild Carrot

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Family: Apiaceae

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: May - September

Queen Anne's Lace showy umbrel of white flowers is usually punctuated by a single dark purple flower. Its root has a distinct carrot-like smell.

Queen Anne's Lace was originally from ttemperate regions of Europe and southwest Asia.




24 July 2014
Bristoe Station Battlefield, Manassas, VA
24 July 2014
Bristoe Station Battlefield, Manassas, VA
(flower head before opening)
24 July 2014
Bristoe Station Battlefield, Manassas, VA
(showing single dark flower in center)
24 July 2014
Bristoe Station Battlefield, Manassas, VA
(detail of dark center flower)
24 July 2014
Bristoe Station Battlefield, Manassas, VA
(leaf form)
     




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