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Re: Queen Anne's Lace (wild carrot)


In a message dated 7/16/97 8:09:32 AM, Carol wrote:

>Hi Nick and others,
>
>Couldn't resist getting into this discussion. Queen Anne's Lace was one of
>my favorite wild flowers when I was growing up in Oregonago.  I especially
>liked to look for for the purple "blob" in the middle, as it was often
>different shades depending on on the individual plant. Does any one know
>its significance?
>
Don't know about it's significance, but an article I found in Countryside and
Small Stock Journal, Sept-Oct '93 ("Stalking the Wild Carrot" by Ken Larson,
pg. 21) says "wild carrot has one single blue/purple flower in the center of
the flower cluster," which "identifying key.......separate[s] wild carrot
from the toxic poison hemlock or fool's parsley".

(This is an interesting article on using the wild carrot as food, medicinal
tea, or seeds to top breads, like caraway.)

Patricia Ryan
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