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Daucus pusillus
Also called Rattle-snake-weed, Rattlesnake Weed, Rattlesnake Carrot, Southwest Wild Carrot, Southwestern Wild Carrot, American Carrot
Daucus pusillus is a small annual wild carrot in the carrot family, native to the Americas, with white or pinkish flower clusters and a small edible taproot. It grows wild in rocky or sandy ground, so it is mainly a field and roadside plant rather than a garden crop.
Daucus pusillus is a species of wild carrot known by the common names American wild carrot and rattle-snake-weed. 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. The taproots are small, edible carrots. It should not be confused with Conium maculatum, which is highly poisonous.
Daucus pusillus has a amphitropical distribution, and is found in both North and South America. This is a common plant found in North America in the Southern United States and along the west coast from Baja California to British Columbia. In South America, this species is found in southern Brazil, northern and central Argentina, and Chile. It grows in rocky or sandy places.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Daucus pusillus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
