or wild carrot
Bristly biennial ( Daucus carota ) of the parsley family, native to Eurasia but now found almost worldwide.
An ancestor of the cultivated carrot , it grows 5 ft (1.5 m) tall and has divided, long, feathery leaves. Flat-topped clusters (umbels) of white or pink flowers have a single dark-purple flower in the center and resemble lace. The enlarged root is edible but very bitter, and the ribbed fruits have sharp spines.