Wild carrot spotted growing along a Vancouver, WA trail
iNaturalist: alyson_yates
Native Plants
The lacy white flower cluster you might walk past on a local trail is the wild ancestor of the carrot in your garden, and spotting it teaches you to recognize the family that also includes poison hemlock, a lookalike worth knowing apart.
Someone out walking the Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway Trail in Vancouver, Washington spotted wild carrot, the scrappy wild cousin of the carrots you buy at the store, and logged it with enough detail that experts confirmed the ID. It's a small entry, but these citizen sightings build up into real maps of where plants actually grow.
Key Findings
Observation verified as 'research grade' on iNaturalist, meaning the species ID was confirmed by community consensus
Location documented as Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway Trail in Vancouver, Washington
Species identified as Daucus carota, commonly known as wild carrot or Queen Anne's lace
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A community naturalist confirmed wild carrot growing along Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway Trail in Vancouver, WA, adding a verified data point to public records of this common but easily overlooked roadside plant.
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wild carrot (Daucus carota) observed in Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway Trail, Vancouver, WA, US
Research-grade observation of wild carrot in Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway Trail, Vancouver, WA, US.
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