Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
Daucus glochidiatus
Common name
Native carrot, Australian carrot
Family
Apiaceae
Where found
Forest, woodland, and grassy areas. Widespread.
Notes
Annual herb to 0.6m tall. Burrs with many hooked spines, which stick to clothing. Stems rough-hairy. Leaves basal and opposite each other, overall 1-30 cm long, deeply dissected, the lobes linear, surfaces and margins rough, with a sheath at the base. Flowers tiny, 0.5-2 mm in diameter, white, pink, purple or red, with 5 petals, in clusters of 1-6. Flowers Spring to Summer.
All native plants on unleased land in the ACT are protected.
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Daucus~glochidiatus (accessed 28 January, 2021)
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