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Wild Carrot
Wild Carrot
Daucus carota
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Biennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
Eurasia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

Wild carrots grow in the ground in temperate regions of the Old World, and have a wide variety of subspecies. They produce flowers that resemble bird's nests and have a sweet, carrot-like taste.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Daucus
Species
Daucus carota