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Wild Carrot (Trachymene glaucifolia)
Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)
Trachymene glaucifolia is a ANNUAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons
Edible Parts: Roots/Tubers
Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter
Flavor & Culinary Uses
Root - raw or cooked. — Root - raw or cooked.
Habitat & North American Range
Sand dunes and flat buckshot plains in red sandy soils. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)