Wild Carrot Quiz

Which is the correct picture of Wild Carrot?

What is the correct Latin name for this species?

What are the other common names for this plant? Select 2 answers.

What habitat best describes where you’d find this species?

What season does this species grow in? Select 3 answers.

Which of these best describes the species?

The leaves are tri-pinnate, finely divided, lacy and triangular in shape.
The leaves are bi-pinnate, finely divided, lacy and triangular in shape.
The leaves are divided with oval larger upper leaves flanked by smaller bract-like leaflets.
The leaves are finely serrated, the terminal leaflet has three lobes. Up to 30cm long.

Which of these best describes the species? Select 2 answers.

Which of these is the correct flower for Wild Carrot?

Which of these is the seed head of Wild Carrot?

What could it potentially be confused with? Select 3 answers.

What best describes the edibility of this plant?

What risks are associated with this species?

Which parts of this plant are edible? Select all that apply.

Which of these statements are true?

One of the key features are the bracts on the underside of the umbel, which are three-forked.
One of the key features are the white flowers, all Umbellifers with white flowers are safe to eat.

Which statement is correct?

The leaves contain chemicals that can cause phytophotodermatitis, and this can causes irritation and blistering.
The leaves contain a powerful neurotoxin which triggers spasmodic convulsions, usually followed by sudden death.