![]() sativus.Īs the seed ripens, the drying umbel curls into a bird’s nest shape. carota are the tough-rooted and less tasty ancestors of the fleshy orange root vegetable we love to eat, aka D. The name wild carrot has a more concrete origin. Some say it mimics an insect visiting the flower, and this raises theories that it either dissuades passing insects from landing, or attracts predatory wasps. Over the course of the past 150 years, botanists have come up with a variety of reasons why the singular purple flower exists. Often, you’ll find a singular dark purple flower in the center of the umbel (flat flower cluster), and this is said by some to symbolize a drop of blood from when she pricked herself with a needle while sewing. Legend has it that she challenged her ladies-in-waiting to a contest to see who could make a piece of lace as beautiful as a flower, but none could beat hers. The name Queen Anne’s lace is popularly thought to originate from its resemblance to the lace headdress of Anne of Denmark, queen consort of King James I of Scotland, England, and Ireland in the early 1600s. Though it is well known as Queen Anne’s lace in North America, some call it wild carrot or bird’s nest. It has naturalized in North America, Japan, New Zealand, and Australia, and is so successful it is considered a noxious weed in some states, including Iowa, Washington, Michigan, and Ohio.Ĭontact your local university extension office to find out if it is invasive in your area before you plant and to get a list of noxious weeds in your state.
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