Re: Pink Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota)

> I have to ask if anyone has ever seen Queen Anne's Lace 
> (Daucus carota) in any color other than white?
> 
> http://home.wi.rr.com/llmen/pinkqalhabit.jpg     Compare with the 
> normal white in the lower right.
> (it was very windy, and they wouldn't stay still)
> 
> http://home.wi.rr.com/llmen/pinkqal.jpg        This photo was not 
> color adjusted in any way.
> 
> I have never noticed anything like this before, but then again, I 
> don't spend my spare hours scanning fields of weeds looking the odd 
> color.
> 
> However, I got to wondering if this has anything to do with the fact 
> that the flower in the middle of a Queen Anne's Lace umbel is very 
> dark, almost black.  See the red arrow in the following photo:
> 
> http://home.wi.rr.com/llmen/normalqal.jpg

Hi Don,

   There are a few different forms of Daucus carota.  The straight
   species always has that purple dot in the middle, but there's also
   a D. carota forma epurpuratus which has all white flowers (as the name 
   suggests).

   Finally there's also a D. carota forma roseus which has pink or purplish-
   tinged flowers.  

   Roseus is a rarity (comparitively speaking), but it's nothing new.  
   Still, keep reveling in the biodiversity around you!  :)

Chris

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