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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 18 inches to 36 inches
Fruit: Other: Oblong to ovate, prickly.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Beetles
Flies

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Common names
  • American wild carrot
  • Rattlesnake Weed
  • Rattlesnake-Weed
  • Wild Carrot

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Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Date: 2012-04-25
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-04-10
San Elijo Lagoon
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-04-10
San Elijo Lagoon
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