General: Slender annual herb from a slender taproot; stems single, 50-70 (90) cm tall, stiff-hairy throughout.
Leaves: Basal and stem leaves pinnately dissected with small narrow ultimate segments, leaf blades 3-10 cm long.
Flowers: Inflorescence of numerous, compound umbels with compact heads; flowers white, small; involucral bracts pinnatifid into linear segments without paper-like margins.
Fruits: Oblong, 3-5 mm long, 2 mm wide, usually broadest below the middle, ribbed and armed with barbed prickles along alternate ribs.
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The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range. (Updated August, 2013)
Dry rock outcrops and grassy sites in the lowland zone; locally common on SE Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and adjacent mainland; S to MO, SC, FL and MX.
1. Involucral bracts with paper-like edges below; leaf segments threadlike to awl-shaped; plants introduced, coarse biennials..................... D. carota
1. Involucral bracts without paper-like edges below; leaf segments linear or lanceolate, scarcely elongate; plants native, slender annuals..................... D. pusillus
