[The Parsley Family East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Wild Carrots East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Daucus

Inflorescence of American Carrot, American Wild Carrot, Rattlesnake Weed: Daucus pusillus (Synonyms: Daucus carota var. microphylla, Daucus microphyllus)

A close-up of the inflorescence of american wild carrot as seen on a bald atop the Camp Creek Cliffs, Cowlitz Valley Ranger District, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.......June 29, 2013.

Wild Carrot, Queen Anne's Lace: Daucus carota - Flowers in a flat-topped umbel with a reddish or purplish flower in the middle. The older umbels are cuplike like a bird's nest as they dry up. Several stiff, 3-forked bracts are found at the base of the umbel. The leaves are finely divided and plants have a strong carrotlike odor.

American Carrot, American Wild Carrot, Rattlesnake Weed: Daucus pusillus (Synonyms: Daucus carota var. microphyllus, Daucus microphyllus) -

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