Carried by 2 nurseries
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Daucus pusillus is a species of wild carrot known by the common names American wild carrot and rattlesnake weed. It is similar in appearance to other species and subspecies of wild carrot, with umbels of white or pinkish flowers. The taproots are small, edible carrots. This is a common plant found along the west coast of North America from Baja California to British Columbia; as an example occurrence in Baja California, D. pusillus occurs in association with Mimulus aridus and Adiantum jordanii.
Annual herb
3 ft Tall
Pink, White
Partial Shade
Fast
Rocky or sandy places
Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
2 confirmed and 15 likely
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
Anise Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon
Ipsilon Dart
Agrotis ipsilon
Common Gray
Anavitrinella pampinaria