Daucus pusillus

ClassificationDicots
FamilyApiaceae
Family (Traditional)Apiaceae
GenusDaucus
Species:Daucus pusillus Michx.
Common NameAmerican Wild Carrot
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 2; Leaf Dissection: 2.5; Leaf Dissection: 3; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 20+; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Type: Schizocarp; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 0; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Fusion: N/A; Tepal Number: N/A
C value 7
StatusNative; TN[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Daucus hispidifolius Daucus hispidifolius Clos

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Davidson (TN), Hamilton (TN), Marion (TN), Rutherford (TN), Weakley (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: HTTU, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0163465 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Daucus pusillus
UCHT021664 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Daucus pusillus
UCHT021665 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Daucus pusillus
HTTU001670 White Tennessee
HTTU
Daucus pusillus
MTSU023294 Rutherford Tennessee
MTSU
Daucus pusillus
MTSU023295 Rutherford Tennessee
MTSU
Daucus pusillus
UTM02280 Weakley Tennessee
UTM
Daucus pusillus
UTM02284 Tennessee
UTM
Daucus pusillus
UTM02281 Tennessee
UTM
Daucus pusillus
UTM02279 Weakley Tennessee
UTM
Daucus pusillus
UTM02282 Weakley Tennessee
UTM
Daucus pusillus
UTM02283 Tennessee
UTM
Daucus pusillus
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