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CARROTLEAF 



Leptotae'nia multi'fida, syn. L. dissec'ta multi'fida 



Flowers small, yellow or purple, borne 

 in small rounded clusters (umbellets); 

 umbelletsl2ormore,bonieonjongstalks 

 (rays) to form a compound umbrella- 

 shaped cluster (umbel) up to 5 inches 

 across; bractlets at base of umbellet 

 few to many 



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Leaves mostly basal, large, finely dis- 

 sected, resembling leaf of cultivated 

 carrot, covered with very fine downy 

 hairs 



"Stems -hollow, smooth, 1 to 3 ft. tall, 

 stout (up to % in. thick) 



"Seeds" (mericarps) in pairs but 

 parting when ripe, strongly flattened, 

 smooth, oblong-elliptical, % to % in. long, 

 with narrow, thickened side wings; face 

 flat or slightly concave; bock with 

 several threadlike ribs 



Roots- deep-set, spindle-shaped, thick- 

 ened, woody taproots, usually crowned 

 with fibrous tuft of remains of old stems 



