Daucus carota
Daucus carota
Daucus carota (pronunciation: /ˈdɔːkəs kəˈroʊtə/), commonly known as the wild carrot, is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate regions of Europe, southwest Asia, and naturalized to North America and Australia.
Etymology
The name Daucus carota is derived from the Ancient Greek word daíos, meaning 'fire', due to the plant's fiery red roots, and the Latin carota, meaning 'carrot'.
Description
Daucus carota is a biennial plant that grows a rosette of leaves in the spring and summer, while building up the stout taproot, which stores large amounts of sugars for the plant to flower in the second year. The flowering stem grows up to 1 m tall, with an umbel of white flowers that produce a fruit called a mericarp by autumn.
Related Terms
- Apiaceae: The family of flowering plants to which Daucus carota belongs.
- Biennial plant: A type of plant that takes two years to complete its biological lifecycle.
- Taproot: The largest, most central, and most dominant root of some plants.
- Mericarp: A type of fruit that splits into two seeds.
See Also
- Carrot: A root vegetable, usually orange in color, that is a domesticated form of the wild carrot, Daucus carota.
- Umbel: An inflorescence that consists of a number of short flower stalks which spread from a common point.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Daucus carota
- Wikipedia's article - Daucus carota
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