Wild carrot

Daucus carota

Carotte sauvage

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Daucus carota is exactly the same species as our garden carrots.

In flowers it is remarkable by its white flower head which looks like a fine lace.

In fruits or in buds the summit of the plant takes a shape of cup which we sometimes call "bird's nest".

Early in its blooming, the red central flower is quite visible.

Caution: Do not confuse Water hemlock (Cicuta maculata) or the Poison-hemlock (Conium maculatum), both violently poisonous and deadly, with this species.
Do not confuse also the Daucus carota with the Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) very irritating. (See the "Identification" tab)