Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated March 2019. Scientific name: Daucus carota L. Common name(s): Queen Anne’s lace, wild carrot, mother die Link(s): USDA PLANTS Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose “view image”)
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early flower, early July
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in flower, late July
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leaf detail
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flowerhead with typical dark red/purple central flower
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atypical flowerhead with no dark central flower
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developing flower umbel with light central flower
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in fruit, mid-August