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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota L.)

Photographic Location: Sycamore Ridge Ranch in Middle Tennessee.

Apiaceae (Carrot Family)

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Photographic Location: Sycamore Ridge Ranch in Middle Tennessee.
Photographic Location: Sycamore Ridge Ranch in Middle Tennessee.

 Other info. - Queen Anne's Lace is so called because the flower resembles lace; the red flower in the center represents a blood droplet where Queen Anne pricked herself with a needle when she was making the lace. The function of the tiny red flower, colored by anthocyanin, is to attract insects.
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  1. What's Blooming Now by George WallaceJune 8, 2012 at 1:04 PM

    Thanks, most people aren't aware that there is a red center to most QAL flowers!

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