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Invasive Watch: Wild Carrot
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Why is wild carrot a problem?
Wild carrot forms a rosette of leaves the first year and a flowering stalk the following year, flowering from July to September. One plant can produce between 1,000 to 40,000 seeds.
When seeds are mature, the dry flower releases the seeds, then closes under damp conditions. The cycle is repeated. The seeds have hooked spines, allowing them to attach to the fur of animals and travel longer distances.
Once the seed stops traveling, it can remain dormant in soil for several years, then germinate in ¼ inch to 4 inches of soil.
What does wild carrot look like?
Wild carrot — often called Queen Anne’s Lace — is commonly known for its tiny and white flowers, clustered in flat, dense 2- to 4-inch umbels, often with one dark flower in the center. Before the plant matures, growing up to 4 feet tall, it starts as a rosette, not flowering for the first year.
Mature stems are tall, hollow, hairy and ribbed with leaves that alternate and are pinnately divided, feathery and lacy. The tall stems are hollow, hairy and ribbed.
It earned the name wild carrot because its long taproots smell like carrots.
How to control wild carrot
Tillage and mowing have shown effectiveness in controlling wild carrot. Uprooting, chopping and then burying taproots will control wild carrot, and a single clipping in July has been shown to stop seed production.
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Check out the HighNoon Herbicide Interactive Fact Sheet for more information regarding best practices for controlling incompatible vegetation.
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