wild carrot
Daucus carota, uncultivated
Wild carrot is a flowering plant with feathery leaves and flat clusters of tiny white flowers, native to Europe and naturalized throughout North America.
It's the ancestor of cultivated carrots, though its own root is tough and inedible.
Also called Queen Anne's lace, from the lacy appearance of its flower heads.
White umbellate wildflower
- biennialEvery second year
- taprootMain descending root
- umbelRadial flower cluster
- white flowersLight-hued botanical blooms
rosette · wildflower · hedgerows · pastureland · meadow · roadside · naturalized · invasive species
Opening academic period
- second yearPeriod following initial year
- rosetteCircular ribbon ornament
- taprootMain descending root
- overwinterSurvive the cold season
bolting · flowering · umbel · pollination · seed production · germination
Gathering uncultivated natural materials
- harvestGathering mature crops
- gatherBring or come together
- edible rootUnderground plant part consumed
- survival foodShelf-stable disaster provisions
bushcraft · identification · look-alikes · poison hemlock · habitat · seasonal · sustainable · ancestral
Plant-based healing tradition
- folk remedyTraditional unofficial medical treatment
- diureticUrine-promoting substance
- digestive aidPromotes food breakdown
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
tincture · seed oil · contraceptive · apothecary · traditional medicine · poultice
Queen Anne's lace
White umbellate wildflower
white flowers · rosette · wildflower · hedgerows · pastureland · meadow · roadside · naturalized · invasive species · seed dispersal
first year
Opening academic period
- second yearPeriod following initial year
- rosetteCircular ribbon ornament
- taprootMain descending root
overwinter · bolting · flowering · umbel · pollination · seed production · germination
wildcrafting
Gathering uncultivated natural materials
- harvestGathering mature crops
- gatherBring or come together
- edible rootUnderground plant part consumed
survival food · bushcraft · identification · look-alikes · poison hemlock · habitat · seasonal · sustainable · ancestral · traditional
herbalism
Plant-based healing tradition
- folk remedyTraditional unofficial medical treatment
- diureticUrine-promoting substance
- digestive aidPromotes food breakdown
infusion · tincture · seed oil · contraceptive · apothecary · traditional medicine · poultice
edible root
Underground plant part consumed
soup · stew · grated · fibrous · earthy · bitter · seeds · seasoning · garnish
- foraged foodsdandelion, blackberries, blueberries, nuts, mushrooms
- weedsdandelion, crabgrass, thistle, nettles, ragweed
- wildflowersblack-eyed Susan, black-eyed Susans, daisy, buttercup, bluebonnets
- rootstaproot, root system, root tip, fibrous root, primary root
- Biennialsfoxglove, hollyhock, parsley, onion, beet
- umbellifersparsley, celery, dill, fennel, parsnip