http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hpho...709297080271_602650270_19905978_6142570_n.jpg Such a unique plant... Thanks in advance!
Do have a look at Brian Johnston's amazing series of close up pics. Just stunning! http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artapr05/bjwildcarrot.html Quote...."Both the wild and the cultivated carrots belong to the species Daucus carota. Wild carrot is distinguished by the name Daucus carota, Carota, whereas domesticated carrot belongs to Daucus carota, sativus." See link below. http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/history.html I never knew there was a carrot museum before!!!!
A little unclear; for more detailed accuracy: Wild Carrot: Daucus carota subsp. carota Domesticated Carrot: Daucus carota subsp. sativus There is also Sea Carrot: Daucus carota subsp. gummifer, native to the coasts of W Europe. No! Wild Carrot is correct.
I never knew there was a carrot museum before!!!![/QUOTE] lol- that is twice this morning you guys....
Dang! From now one, when a client says "remove the Queen Anne's Lace", I'll simply stare blankly until they utter the magic phrase "wild carrot". As I am paid by the hour, that suits me fine. Funny thing, though: the entire time, we'll both know exactly what plant we're talking about. It is a pedant's nightmare; on this you have my sympathy. And latin still reigns supreme. Still, a google search of "Queen Anne's Lace" yield several pages of nothing but Daucus carota. My favourite is at the bottom of the first page: a link to the UBC botanical garden forum discussion on the "History of Queen Anne's Lace". I note your objection to the term on that thread as well: best of luck with the glorious, though Quixotic, struggle. It's a hard world for an anglocentric literalist, particularily when it comes to discussions of North American names. Lorries are trucks, bangers are sausages, and a tube is a subway. Don't they know they're wrong?
