American Wild Carrot

Daucus pusillus Michx. - Carrot family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly)

Larval Species depending on American Wild Carrot: Papilio polyxenes asterius, Papilio zelicaon

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington
  • CAN:  British Columbia
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I?), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.