Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_7546.JPG-07-08-2021
Flower name (scientific): Daucus carota Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) DAW-kus kar-OH-tah
Flower name (common): Queen Anne's Lace
Family name (common): Carrot
Family name (scientific): Apiaceae
Scientific name origin:
     Genus: From the Latin for carrot.
    Specific epithet: Latinized form of the Greek karoto for carrot.
Common name origin: According to one legend the plant is named for Queen Anne (Anne of Denmark) (1574 - 1619), and to another legend named for Queen Anne (1665 - 1714). One might assume that both were able to do lace work.
Flower description:
     Size: 0.1 to 0.2 inches (3 to 5 mm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: white
     Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-flat
Plant description:
     Size: 12 to 60 inches (30 to 152 cm)
     Stem hairy: sparsely to densely pubescent.
     Other:
Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound.
     Size: Compound leaves up to about 20 cm long and about 15 cm wide. Ultimate leaf segments are about 2 to 12 mm long and 1 to 4 mm wide.
     Color: medium green
     Hairy: Sparse to moderate pubescence, mostly along the veins and leaflet margins.
     Other: Shape: leaf, bipinnate-pinnatifid or pinnate-bipinnatifid (IL), leaflet, ultimate, oblong-linear or narrowly rhombic (IL), linear to lanceolate (MP)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, invasive
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon
Bloom time (typical): June to September
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Biennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, waste areas, fields, streambanks, sun or semi-shade, dry.
Fruit: Schizocarps are brown-colored and about 4 mm long
Seed:
Importance to wildlife:
Similar species (if any): When in bloom the conspicuous bracts make an identification of this species fairly straightforward. The inflorescences of Daucus carota have a resemblance to those of Cicuta maculata (Water Hemlock), which is an alert to any forager of plants to be absolutely certain they have correctly identified this species before sampling any part of the plant.
Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes from Wisconsin. The Cherokee, Delaware, Iroquois, Micmac, and Mohegan used this plant for a variety of ailments including diabetes, blood disorders, urinary track issues, and others. Several tribes used the roots as a food source (Moerman, p. 196, 1998).
Latitude: 44.794548
Longitude: -91.495108
Altitude: 248.80
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map
References:
Synonym(s):
Basionym: na
Homotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 2 homotypic synonyms for this species.
Heterotypic Synonym(s): na
Autonym: Daucus carota subsp. carota and Daucus carota var. carota (There are 24 accepted infraspecifics for Daucus carota.)
Wetland Status (NC): UPL
Wetland Status (MW): UPL