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Queen Anne's lace Also known as wild carrot, Queen Anne's lace is not native to Texas and can spread rapidly.—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 4 June 2024 Where some might not expect to find wild edibles, Dry has harvested hickory nuts (to make kanuchi), lion’s mane, wild carrots, sassafras root, wild onions, wild garlic, and a mushroom Cherokees call wishi.—Rebecca Nagle, Bon Appétit, 14 Mar. 2023 Poison hemlock is a weed, and wild carrot is another Michigan weed that is often mistaken for hemlock.—Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2023 People confuse hemlock with cow parsley also known as wild chervil, wild carrot or Queen Anne’s Lace and many other names.—oregonlive, 29 May 2022 My dear friend Juliet took care of the bouquet — a tangle of California natives including blooming poppies, little white starbursts of wild carrot and eucalyptus sprigs that filled the air with their herbal scent.—Emily Beyda, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2021 This plant can reach heights up to 14 feet tall, and hairy stalks and white flower clusters closely resemble the wild carrot (also known as Queen Anne's lace).—Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2019 Some of the wildflowers were familiar - clover, buttercups, daisies, wild carrot.—Adrian Higgins, chicagotribune.com, 18 Oct. 2019 During my visit, the fields were a study in yellow and white, the latter provided by the wild carrot and bladder campion.—Adrian Higgins, chicagotribune.com, 18 Oct. 2019
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