Queen Anne's Lace

Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota)

Key identifying factors:

Flowers-dense flat-topped umbels; purple flower in the center; leaves have a hairy underside-matte/ fern like- smells like parsley, stems are short with white hairs; the roots are hairy and white and small like carrots

Queen Anne’s Lace is a very common weed of dry fields. They can be seen throughout summer and fall (June-September). It is also part of the parsley family (Newcomb & Morrison, 1989). This plant has a tap root system that looks much like a carrot and is actually edible when young. They can grow to be anywhere from 12-40 inches in height.

Field Guide Used: Newcomb, L. (1989). Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide. Little, Brown, and Company.