Wild Carrot,
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This is the same species as the European commercial carrot, but a different strain or race. In season from fall to early spring, the white taproot tastes and smells like carrots (unlike the similar-looking but deadly poison hemlock), but more flavorful and chewy.
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Wild Carrot Taproot, Leaves, Flower Head, and Seed Head
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Wild carrots are especially good in soups, stews, cakes, and cookies, where they maintain more texture than their domestic descendant.
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Wild Carrot Basal Rosette
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This biennial (2-year plant) begins with a basal rosette: finely cut leaves spread out in a circle along the ground, arising from the taproot. The leaf stalks are fuzzy, while poison hemlock's are smooth.
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Wild Carrot Basal Rosette and Taproot
It's this first-year plant that has an edible taproot. |
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Queen Anne's Lace Flower Head
The umbrella-like flower head consists of tiny, white flowers, often with a purple floret in the center. |
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Wild Carrot Seed Head
The wild carrot seed head, which appears in late summer and fall, looks like a bird's nest, with characteristic forked bracts (modified leaves) underneath. |
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You can use the wild carrot seeds in place of caraway seeds, 1 part carrot seeds for 8 parts caraway seeds.
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