Carrot
Daucus carota
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Daucus carota
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Apiales
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Continent
- Europe, Asia, Africa
- Habitat
- Meadow, Fields
- Form
- Herb
- Leaves
- Shed in winter
- Flower colour
- White
- Blooms in
- Summer
- Use
- Food
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- Early garden carrots were mostly purple or yellow; orange ones spread through Europe only a few centuries ago.
- Beta-carotene, the pigment that colours it orange, is named after the carrot itself.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q81 · All plants · All entries