Queen Anne's Lace

Common Name: Queen Anne’s Lace

Botanical Name: Daucus carota L.

Family: Apiaceae

Life Cycle: Biennial

Defining Identification Characteristics:

• Highly dissected fern-like leaves

• Upright flowering stalk emerges during second year

• Flowering stalk is hollow, hairy and vertically ribbed

• Umbel (or flat-topped cluster) of white, lacelike flowers

• Whitish taproot after the first season

Common habitat:

• Landscape gardens

• Pastures

• Perennial crops

Noxious Weed List/Legal Status:

Eradicate Control Restricted Specially Regulated Not Listed

Additional Information:

• Wild carrot (Queen Anne's lace) – Daucus carota - Plant & Pest Diagnostics