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Carrot
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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

Uses of Daucus carota

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Toxicity Information

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