What is a wild carrot?

Wild Carrot, Daucus Carota is a plant origin from Europe and Asia, which has been introduced into other parts of the world, including North America, where it has naturalized and grows. It is usually found in all US states except Alaska and Hawaii and the whole Canada except Alberta and the territory. Wild carrots thrive in many conditions of soil and moisture and easily increases where natural vegetation has been disrupted. It is classified as a harmful weed in many areas where it grows.

General names for Daucus carot , except for wild carrots, include birds of nest, bishop's lace and North America, lace Queen Anna. In Europe, Queen Anna's lace usually concerns the anthriscus synstris , also called cow's parsley. Wild carrots are a member of the Apaiaceae, also called umbelliferae, family, and closely related to pastvidels and parsley. He was the predecessor of a well-known home carrot that is botanically considered to be sub-special Daucus Carota .

wild carrots are usually biennial risingLina, which means it grows in two seasons. In some areas it can live for more than two seasons and is then considered a short -term perennial. The first year, the plant sets the rosettes of long, finely divided leaves that strongly resemble the peaks of homemade carrots. A long, hard root grows under the under construction. The root smells like a cultivated carrot, but is much harder and less tasty.

During the second year, wild carrots grow a branched stem, which can be up to 40 inches (about 100 cm). The leaves that grow around the stem and branches are divided and lace, as well as roses. All leaves are slightly furry, just like a stem.

Wild Carrot Flowers are usually white and consists of florats collected in a large round flat flower called Umbel. Flowers are sometimes colored pink and on Wednesday has one red or purple florat. After fertilization the flower gradually curly into the drya tangled ball. Small gray -brown seeds stick to dry tangles. They have spines that allow them to transfer to fur or feathers of any animal or bird that brushes against dry flower.

The plant is very common in old pastures along the roads and wherever other vegetation has been disrupted. When this happens near the planting of homemade carrots, it can hide the insects of the pest that attacks the homemade carrot crop. It spreads so easily that wild carrots are considered to be harmful weeds in many areas.