Wild Carrot Taken at Baron's Haugh on 22nd July 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode.   Flower Taken at Strathclyde Park on 13th July 2016 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in Macro mode. Taken at Tiree on 30th July 2013 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in Macro Mode. Wild Carrot. Species: Order: Family: Habit: A.K.A. Daucus carota. Apiales. Apiaceae. Variable biennial. Habitat: Blooms: Height: Feature: On wasteland and fields,on neutral to alkaline soils. June - August. Up to 1m tall. Like the cultivated carrot, the wild carrot is edible while young, but quickly becomes too woody to consume. The crushed seeds were once thought to be a form of birth control. Research conducted on mice has offered a degree of confirmation for this use as wild carrot was found to disrupt the ovum implantation process. Chinese studies have also indicated the seeds block progesterone synthesis, which could explain this effect. As with all herbal remedies and wild food gathering, extra caution should be used, especially since the wild carrot bears close resemblance to a dangerous species, poison hemlock.