Queen Anne's Lace | KET Image Bank
Contributed By
PBS Learning Media
Queen Anne's Lace | KET Image Bank
Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota), which grows along roadsides and fields, is a common wildflower regarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a weed. Brought to the United States from Europe, where it is native, it is often called “wild carrot.” Its young root is similar to the cultivated carrot we know and eat today. It gets its name because of its delicate, white, lace-like flowers.