Dear Friends, Us true prairie dwellers (Especially those in the Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area, one of the largest Prairie Parks in the U.S.) know Queen Anne's lace to be an invasive. Since it is thought to have originated in England, we still consider it an outsider after all these years. As a weed, It will crowd out other prairie plants given time...but I also love it. My mother-in-law preferred it in her garden more-so that a rose bush....go figure?
Here in Australia it is also regarded as an invasive foreigner and I rip it out by the roots as soon as it appears. We have another very similar plant (also a weed), commonly known as "Carrot Fern". I'm sure it's not the same thing as Queen Anne's Lace, although the flower is similar and it does have a white tuber.
Then for yet another similar flower there is always Fennel. I don't like fennel either cooked or in salads and also rip it out. I once heard a comedian say that it was brought here by the Italians after WW2 to plant alongside our railway lines - as that's where it's often prolific.
For gorgeous "nature's lace" give me the Bridal Veil fern or even the Stinkhorn fungus :)
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