Queen Annes Lace - 365-164
by Inge Riis McDonald
Title
Queen Annes Lace - 365-164
Artist
Inge Riis McDonald
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Summer classic - A seed head of a Queen Annes Lace flower.
Queen Annes Lace also called wild carrot, Daucus carota, is a delicate white lacy summer flower that earned its common name from a legend that Queen Anne of England (1665-1714) pricked her finger and a drop of blood landed on the white lace she was sewing.
Belonging to the carrot family, Queen Anne�s lace is a biennial plant that early Europeans cultivated and eat as a vegetable. American colonists boiled the taproots and added it to wine. The root is high in sugar content and has historically been used to sweeten food.
The feathery leaves resemble those of carrots and the plant grows to about three feet in height. It is commonly found in fields, meadows, roadsides and other disturbed habitats. They are hardy and drought resistant.
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August 16th, 2016
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