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 Appearance:
Biennial forb, 3-4' tall, consisting of one or several hairy hollow
stems, growing from one central stem, each with a flower umbel at
the top. Plant smells like a carrot; it is the ancestor of the garden
carrot. Appears as a rosette in its first year. Leaves:
Alternate, start immediately below the flower, are small increasing
in size down the stem. They are pinnately divided (leaflets are arranged
on both sides of a common stalk). Flower:
Compound, flat-topped umbels (small umbels within a large umbel) and
bloom in late summer, umbels becoming concave when mature; blooms
May through October. Seed:
Barbed small seeds that promote dispersal by animals and wind. Seeds
stay viable in the soil for 1-2 years. Root:
Slender, woody taproot, carrot-like in smell and taste. |
Queen Anne's lace invades disturbed dry
prairies, abandoned fields, waste places, and roadsides. It is a
threat to recovering grasslands and can be persistent on clay soils.
A native of Europe and Asia, it now occurs throughout the U.S. It is a low
priority for control because it tends to decline as native grasses and forbs become
established. |
 Weeds
of Nebraska and the Great Plains, by James Stubbendieck and Geir Friisoe,
Nebraska Department of Agriculture, 1994/95
The Nature Conservancy,
Element Stewardship Abstract, 2000 |
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