Daucus pusillus
Daucus pusillus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Daucus |
Species: | D. pusillus
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Binomial name | |
Daucus pusillus | |
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Daucus pusillus is a species of wild carrot known by the common names American wild carrot[2] and rattle-snake-weed.[3] Its Latin name means "little carrot", or "tiny carrot". It is similar in appearance to other species and subspecies of wild carrot, with umbels of white or pinkish flowers.[4]
The taproots are small, edible carrots. This is a common plant found in the southern U.S. and along the west coast of North America from Baja California to British Columbia; as an example occurrence in Baja California, D. pusillus occurs in association with Mimulus aridus and Adiantum jordanii.[5] It should not be confused with Conium maculatum, which is highly poisonous.[6]
References[]
- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 1 October 2015
- ^ "Daucus pusillus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ Jepson Manual. 1993. Jepson Manual Treatment: Daucus pusillus
- ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Coastal Woodfern (Dryopteris arguta), GlobalTwitcher, ed. N. Stromberg Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Daucus Pusillus
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Categories:
- Apioideae
- Edible Apiaceae
- Flora of Baja California
- Flora of Oregon
- Flora of California
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Apiaceae stubs