Home Weed ID Publications Dictionary Links FAQs Login About us		Plant Description: Name: wild carrot Scientific Name: Daucus carota Family: Apiaceae Type: Broadleaf Lifecycle: Biennial Habit: A basal rosette of leaves forms the first year followed by a tall branched stem the second year. During the second year the plant blooms through the summer. Leaves: Leaves are basal with a few sessile, triangular or oblong, and twice pinnately compound. The leaf margins are hairy. Leaf Arrangement: Alternate Characteristics: Many stems come from one rosette and are very hairy, vertically ribbed and hollow. Flower Seed Head: Small white flowers are formed in a flat topped umbel like structure that can vary in width. At the center of the cluster of white flowers there is a single deep-purple flower. At maturity the flower cluster may close. Seed Fruit: Fruit is a schizocarp; it contains two seeds. After maturity the two sides break apart, each half is rounded on one side. The coat is ridged with barbed prickles. It is yellowish to brown to gray in color. Where Found: Wild carrot likes low maintenance areas such as pastures, landscapes, orchards and other perennial crops. Control Options Related Plants Terms and Definitions Additional Images:
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