Daucus pusillus (Rattlesnake Weed, American Wild Carrot)

5/7/05 Pentachaeta Trail, Triunfo Creek Park, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy,

Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Rattlesnake Weed, American Wild Carrot

SPECIES: Daucus pusillus

FAMILY: Apiaceae (Carrot Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 5/7/2005

LOCATION: Pentachaeta Trail, Triunfo Creek Park, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Plant 0.3–9 dm, generally simple or few-branched

Leaf: petiole 4–15 cm; blade 3–10.5 cm, segments 1–5 mm, linear, acute, entire, ± bristly

Inflorescence: peduncles 1–4.5 cm, bristles reflexed to spreading; rays 0.4–4 cm; pedicels 2–9 mm

Fruit 3–5 mm, oblong

Ecology: Rocky or sandy places

Elevation: 0–1500 m.  

Bioregional distribution: California Floristic Province (especially coastal), Desert Mountains 

Distribution outside California: to British Columbia, se US, S.America

Flowering time: Apr–Jun