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wild carrot: see Queen Anne's lace Queen Anne's lace or wild carrot, herb (Daucus carota) of the family Umbelliferae ( carrot family), native to the Old World but naturalized and often weedy throughout North America. ..... Click the link for more information. . Queen Anne's laceor wild carrotBristly biennial (Daucus carota) of the parsley family, native to Eurasia but now found almost worldwide. An ancestor of the cultivated carrot, it grows 5 ft (1.5 m) tall and has divided, long, feathery leaves. Flat-topped clusters (umbels) of white or pink flowers have a single dark-purple flower in the center and resemble lace. The enlarged root is edible but very bitter, and the ribbed fruits have sharp spines. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Simple perennials, including dandelion and curly dock, and bienniels, such as wild carrot and poison hemlock, prepare to overwinter by sending nutrients to roots in the fall. Nana's Mild & Wild Carrot Ginger Cookies had 20% of the Daily Value for vitamin A, and Alternative Baking Company's Oatmeal Raisin Cookies and Pumpkin Spice Cookies had 25%. The recipient wild carrot cells were treated with enzymes to remove the cell wall and expose the cell membrane. |
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