Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Queen Anne's Lace (Wild Carrot)

Daucus carota - Common, late summer, biennial, 1-3 ft. Stem erect, branching. Leaves pinnately divided to form linear leaflets. Lacy heads composed of hundreds of small flowers. As flowers age, outer edge of inflorescence elongates and curls over center, creating effect of a bird's nest, noticeable in late summer and autumn. Umbrel often bears 1 central pink, purple, or brown flower, a possible guide for linating insects. Grows on roadsides, disturbed soils, from coast to 400 ft. Nonnative.