Daucus pusillus
| Daucus pusillus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Daucus |
| Species: | D. pusillus |
| Binomial name | |
| Daucus pusillus Michx. | |
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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". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ Jepson Manual. 1993. Jepson Manual Treatment: Daucus pusillus
- ↑ C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Coastal Woodfern (Dryopteris arguta}, GlobalTwitcher, ed. N. Stromberg
- ↑ Daucus Pusillus
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