Apiaceae

American wild carrot

Daucus pusillus Michx.

Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Daucus

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: جزر دقيق
arz: جزر دقيق
English: American wild carrot, Rattle-snake-weed

Synonyms

Babiron pusillum Raf.
Daucus arcanus García-Martín & Silvestre
Daucus australis Poepp. ex DC.
Daucus brevifolius Raf.
Daucus hispidifolius Clos
Daucus montevidensis Link ex Spreng.
Daucus scaber Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
Daucus scaber Larrañaga
Daucus scadiophylus Raf.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.