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Queen Anne's Lace
Daucus carota		  
Family Carrot  (Apiaceae)
Bloom Summer, Fall
Habitat Dry, sun, fields, roadsides
Status Non-Native
Cycle Biennial
Height 1-3 feet
Flower Flowers form flat clusters 3-5" wide made up of tiny white flowers each one 1/4" wide.
Leaf Leaves are fern-like with many divisions up to 8" long.
Notes Stems are covered by tiny hairs.  Flower clusters dry and curl forming a bird's nest shape. The long tap-root can be dug, roasted and ground as a coffee substitute. 

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