Queen Anne's Lace

Wild Carrots - Queen Anne's Lace

I've never tried wild carrots; I've read/heard the roots contain a quite hard, tough core. I decided to let these grow, however, at the end of the driveway - enjoying the plants' bonus blooms of Queen Anne's Lace after the 'digging season' has expired.
The flower head is a tuft of numerous mini-blossoms, with a single purple bloom punctuating its center. The blooms sit atop a long, slender stem. The leaves are much like the foliage of domestic carrots.
There is a danger of confusing the wild carrot with the potent poison hemlock. The distinguishing characteristic is that the carrots' stems are fuzzy ("hairy legs"), while its deathly counterpart has smooth stems.