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Queen-Anne's-Lace

Daucus carota

-30
Harmful

Not native to Arkansas. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 71%

Height
1 foot–3 feet 4 inches
Light
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil moisture
Somewhat dry to moist

Do not plant. Listed invasive in Arkansas.

At a glance

Life cycle
Annual or biennial
Leaves
Deciduous

Not yet recorded · Spread · Bloom

Recorded in 47 Arkansas counties.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Arkansas. Shared habitat, not food. 61 animals.

All wildlife of Arkansas

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

19CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AR

Genus host records with ranges including AR · Daucus

  • Agrotis ipsilonIpsilon Dart, Black Cutworm, Greasy Cutworm
  • Anagrapha falciferaCelery Looper Moth
  • Anavitrinella pampinariaCommon Gray, Cranberry Spanworm
  • Feltia subterraneaSubterranean Dart, Granulate Cutworm
  • Herpetogramma bipunctalisSouthern Beet Webworm, Two-Spotted Herpetogramma
  • Hypena scabraGreen Cloverworm Bomolocha, Black Snout
  • Melanchra pictaPainted Arches, Zebra Caterpillar Moth
  • Mythimna unipunctaArmyworm Moth, White Speck
  • Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
  • Neodactria caliginosellusCorn Webworm, Corn Root Webworm, Sooty Crambus
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  • Papilio polyxenesBlack Swallowtail, Celery Caterpillar, Fennel Worm, Desert Black Swallowtail, Parsnip Swallowtail
  • Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
  • Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
  • Trichoplusia niNi Moth, Cabbage Looper Moth
  • Udea rubigalisCelery Leaftier
  • Xestia c-nigrumSpotted Cut-Worm, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lesser Black-letter Dart
  • Xestia dolosaGreater Black-Letter Dart, Greater Spotted Cutworm
  • Agonopterix clemensella
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Daucus

  • Callipepla californicaCalifornia Quail
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Apiaceae
Hardiness
Zones 4a–11b
Soil pH
Acidic to alkaline
Flower color
Purple or white

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Queen Anne''s Lace; Queen Anne's Lace; Wild Carrot

Conservation status

Arkansas rankSNA
Global rankGNR
AR statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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