Daucus carota, whose common names include wild carrot, [3] European wild carrot, bird's nest, bishop's lace, and Queen Anne's lace (North America), is a flowering plant in the family …

First published in Sp. Pl.: 242 (1753) The native range of this species is Macaronesia to NW. Africa, Europe to S. China. It is a biennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is …

They are an important root vegetable, rich in natural bioactive compounds, which are recognised for their nutraceutical effects and health benefits. This review summarises the occurrence, …

Daucus carota L., a member of the Apiaceae family, comprises 13 subspecies, with one being cultivated (D. carota L. ssp. sativus (Hoffm.) Arcang.) and the remaining being wild. …

Daucus carota subspecies sativus is cultivated as an annual across much of the temperate and tropical world for its edible, orange storage roots. Carrot is a major root vegetable for human …

Carrots (Daucus carota L.), among the most important root vegetables in the Apiaceae family, are cultivated worldwide. The storage root is widely utilized due to its richness in carotenoids, …

Plants to 120 cm. Leaves oblong, 2–3-pinnate/pinnatisect; ultimate segments linear to lanceolate, 2–15 × 0.5–4 mm, glabrous to hispid especially on the veins and margins, acute, mucronate.

Lines of trees, small anthropogenic woodlands, recently felled woodland, early-stage woodland and coppice (G5 level 2) Middle Europe. Mire, bog and fen habitats (D level 1) Northern Africa. …

Daucus carota is a perennial herb that is not native to California. Toxicity: Possible skin irritation from touching the sap of this plant. Calflora: Information on California plants for education, …

Daucus carota is a BIENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft) by 0.3 m (1ft in) at a medium rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from June to …