Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota) is also known as 'Wild Carrots.' The plant is edible, but the root turns woody very early.<br /><br />The plant is native to Eurasia, but has been naturalized in North America when it escaped cultivation.<br /><br />Once freed from selective breeding, the plant reverted to its native state. The tastiest plants were quickly eaten by the local wildlife, leaving the plants with the woodiest roots to breed.<br /><br />Some of the flower rosettes have a dark purple flower in the very center. I don't recall seeing any without the purple flower in the middle when I lived in the Detroit area, but the plants up here (Cadillac area) seem to lack the purple blossom until they get older.<br /><br />By the way, I don't recommend trying to eat the plant unless you are VERY sure that you have the right plant. Poison Hemlock looks quite similar.<br /><br />q: What were the last words of Socrates?<br />a: I drank WHAT?