Connecticut Plants
Queen Anne's Lace (Wild Carrot)
Daucus carota
Queen Anne's lace was introduced from Europe as a medicinal plant. The vegetable carrot was bred from this plant.
- Family: carrot (Apiaceae)
- Habitat: dry fields, roadsides
- Height: 1-3 feet
- Flower size: tiny, in clusters 3-5 inches across
- Flower color: white
- Flowering time: May to October
- Origin: Europe

A viceroy butterfly on Queen Anne's lace.
