Question: I'm having trouble finding resources on this apiaceae. It has taken over a lot of my yard this spring (in …
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I'm having trouble finding resources on this apiaceae. It has taken over a lot of my yard this spring (in so. NH). Too early to see any type of flowers, but is clearly parsley family. It doesn't show any of the danger signs i.e. no purple at all and has hairs you can see 10ft away. looks to be basal at the moment I see no branching. The stalks have a curious open "C " shape, all along them. like a very thin celery. If this is a Q.A.Lace, then they have the biggest taproot I've ever seen on them
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Dear lordarchery, I can't identify this plant with 100% confidence from the images attached, but you do appear to have photographed Daucus carota (wild carrot). The pale taproot you photographed can be bruised and it will yield a distinctive carrot odor if this hypothesis is correct. Daucus carota is a common weed of early successional habitats and would be expected to be found in a tilled garden setting. When flowers/fruits appear, we can confirm this if you would like.
