Daucus carota

"Wild carrot" redirects here. For the music group, see Wild Carrot (band).

Wild carrot
The umbel of a wild carrot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Daucus
Species:
D. carota
Binomial name
Daucus carota
Subtaxa

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Synonyms[2]
List
    • Ballimon maritimum (Lam.) Raf.
    • Carota sativa (Hoffm.) Rupr.
    • Carota sylvestris (Mill.) Lobel ex Rupr.
    • Caucalis carnosa Roth
    • Caucalis carota (L.) Crantz
    • Caucalis daucus Crantz
    • Caucalis gingidium (L.) Crantz
    • Caucalis hispanica Crantz
    • Caucalis pumila Willd.
    • Daucus abyssinicus C.A.Mey.
    • Daucus agrestis Raf.
    • Daucus alatus Poir.
    • Daucus allionii Link
    • Daucus annuus (Bég.) Wojew., Reduron, Banasiak & Spalik
    • Daucus asturiarum Barnadez ex Cutanda
    • Daucus australis Guss.
    • Daucus australis Kotov
    • Daucus blanchei Reut.
    • Daucus bocconei Guss.
    • Daucus brevicaulis Raf.
    • Daucus capillifolius Gilli
    • Daucus carnosus Moench
    • Daucus carota var. acaulis (Bréb.) P.D.Sell
    • Daucus carota subsp. boissieri (Schweinf.) Hosni
    • Daucus carota var. brachycaulos Reduron
    • Daucus carota f. epurpuratus Farw.
    • Daucus carota f. fischeri Moldenke
    • Daucus carota var. fontanesii (Thell.) Reduron
    • Daucus carota f. goodmanii Moldenke
    • Daucus carota var. gummifer Syme
    • Daucus carota var. linearis Reduron
    • Daucus carota var. pseudocarota (Rouy & E.G.Camus) Reduron
    • Daucus carota f. roseus Farw.
    • Daucus carota f. roseus Millsp.
    • Daucus carota var. tenuisectus (Degen ex Palyi) Reduron
    • Daucus communis Rouy & E.G.Camus
    • Daucus communis var. pseudocarota Rouy & E.G.Camus
    • Daucus commutatus (Paol.) Thell.
    • Daucus dentatus Bertol.
    • Daucus drepanensis (Arcang.) Tod. ex Lojac.
    • Daucus esculentus Salisb.
    • Daucus exiguus Steud.
    • Daucus foliosus Guss.
    • Daucus gadecaei (Rouy & E.G.Camus) Rouy & E.G.Camus
    • Daucus gibbosus Bertol.
    • Daucus gingidium Georgi
    • Daucus gingidium L.
    • Daucus gingidium subsp. atlanticus Rivas Mart.
    • Daucus gingidium subsp. commutatus (Prolongo) O.Bolòs & Vigo
    • Daucus gingidium subsp. hispanicus (Gouan) O.Bolòs & Vigo
    • Daucus gingidium subsp. majoricus (A.Pujadas) Mart.Flores, Juan, M.A.Alonso, A.Pujadas & M.B.Crespo
    • Daucus gouanii Nyman
    • Daucus gummifer All.
    • Daucus gummifer Lam.
    • Daucus gummifer var. acaulis Bréb.
    • Daucus gummifer var. intermedius Corb.
    • Daucus halophilus Brot.
    • Daucus herculeus Pau
    • Daucus heterophylus Raf.
    • Daucus hispanicus Gouan
    • Daucus hispidus Desf.
    • Daucus hispidus Gilib.
    • Daucus hispidus Mill.
    • Daucus hispidus var. tenuisectus Degen ex Palyi
    • Daucus jolensis Pomel
    • Daucus kotovii M.Hiroe
    • Daucus levis Raf.
    • Daucus lucidus L.f.
    • Daucus marcidus Timb.-Lagr.
    • Daucus maritimus Lam.
    • Daucus maritimus With.
    • Daucus martellii Gand. ex Calest.
    • Daucus masclefii Corb.
    • Daucus matthiolii Bubani
    • Daucus mauritanicus L.
    • Daucus mauritanicus Salzm. ex DC.
    • Daucus maximus Desf.
    • Daucus micranthus Pomel
    • Daucus montanus Schmidt ex Nyman
    • Daucus nebrodensis Strobl
    • Daucus neglectus Lowe
    • Daucus nitidus Gasp.
    • Daucus nudicaulis Raf.
    • Daucus officinalis Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.
    • Daucus paralias Pomel
    • Daucus parviflorus Desf.
    • Daucus polygamus Gouan
    • Daucus polygamus Jacq. ex Nyman
    • Daucus rupestris Guss.
    • Daucus russeus Heldr.
    • Daucus sativus (Hoffm.) Röhl. ex Pass.
    • Daucus scariosus Raf.
    • Daucus sciadophylus Raf.
    • Daucus serotinus Pomel
    • Daucus serratus Moris
    • Daucus siculus Tineo
    • Daucus strigosus Raf.
    • Daucus sylvestris Mill.
    • Daucus tenuissimus (A.Chev.) Spalik, Wojew., Banasiak & Reduron
    • Daucus vulgaris Garsault
    • Daucus vulgaris Lam.
    • Daucus vulgaris Neck.
    • Melanoselinum annuum (Bég.) A.Chev.
    • Melanoselinum tenuissimum A.Chev.
    • Peltactila hispida Raf.
    • Peltactila parviflora (Desf.) Raf.
    • Platyspermum alatum (Poir.) Schult.
    • Thapsia annua (A.Chev.) M.Hiroe
    • Thapsia tenuissima (A.Chev.) M.Hiroe
    • Tiricta daucoides Raf.
    • Tornabenea annua Bég.
    • Tornabenea tenuissima (A.Chev.) A.Hansen & Sunding

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 Apiaceae. It is native to temperate regions of the Old World and was naturalized in the New World.

Domesticated carrots are cultivars of a subspecies, Daucus carota subsp. sativus.

  1. ^ Collett, L., Korpelainen, H., Draper Munt, D., Labokas, J., Magos Brehm, J., Tavares, M., Eliáš, P., Strajeru, S., Smekalova, T. & Bulińska, Z. 2011. Daucus carota. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172210A6849906. Downloaded on July 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 841063-1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ David Chapman (2008). Exploring the Cornish Coast. Penzance: Alison Hodge. p. 110. ISBN 9780906720561.