Daucus carota

E288948

Daucus carota is a flowering plant species in the carrot family best known in its cultivated form as the common carrot, an important root vegetable grown worldwide.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Daucus carota canonical 2
Daucus carota subsp. sativus 2

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf flowering plant
plant species
root vegetable crop
authority Carl Linnaeus
surface form: Linnaeus
class Magnoliopsida
commonName Queen Anne's lace
bird's nest
wild carrot
containsCompound beta-carotene
carotenoids
vitamin A precursors
cultivatedFormOf carrot
describedBy Carl Linnaeus
describedIn Species Plantarum
surface form: Species Plantarum (1753)
division Magnoliophyta
economicImportance major vegetable crop worldwide
family Apiaceae
carrot family
flowerColor pink (occasionally)
white
genus Daucus
growthHabit biennial
habitat fields
grasslands
roadsides
hasCultivarGroup Daucus carota self-linksurface differs
surface form: Daucus carota subsp. sativus
inflorescenceType compound umbel
introducedRange Australia
New Zealand
North America
kingdom Plantae
leafType pinnately divided
lifeCycle biennial plant
nativeRange Europe
Middle East
surface form: Southwest Asia
order Apiales
plantPartUsed leaf
seed
taproot
pollination insect-pollinated
relatedCrop celery
parsley
parsnip
reproduction by seed
rootType taproot
subspecies Daucus carota subsp. carota
Daucus carota self-linksurface differs
surface form: Daucus carota subsp. sativus
taxonRank species
uses fodder
food
medicinal plant
ornamental plant

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Asterids includesSpecies Daucus carota
Apiaceae containsTaxon Daucus carota
Daucus carota hasCultivarGroup Daucus carota self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Daucus carota subsp. sativus
Daucus carota subspecies Daucus carota self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Daucus carota subsp. sativus