Native Range
Native to Asia, Europe.
Plant of the day
Daucus carota
CarrotHerb
Daucus carota, whose common names include wild carrot, European wild carrot, bird's nest, bishop's lace, carrot flower, and Queen Anne's lace, is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is native to temperate regions of the Old World with a number of regional subspecies, and is naturalised widely elsewhere. Carrots cultivated as a food crop are cultivars of the domesticated subspecies Daucus carota subsp. sativus.
FamilyApiaceae
GenusDaucus
NativeAsia
LifespanBiennial
Regional / Multilingual Information
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Indian Languages
Englishहिन्दीதமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡമലയാളം
EnglishCarrotEN
हिन्दीजंगली गाजरHI
தமிழ்மஞ்சள் முள்ளங்கிTA
ಕನ್ನಡಗಜ್ಜರಿKN
മലയാളംകാരറ്റ്ML
World Top Languages
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Daucus carota, whose common names include wild carrot, European wild carrot, bird's nest, bishop's lace, carrot flower, and Queen Anne's lace, is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is native to temperate regions of the Old World with a number of regional subspecies, and is naturalised widely elsewhere. Carrots cultivated as a food crop are cultivars of the domesticated subspecies Daucus carota subsp. sativus.