Daucus carota L.

 
  • Family : APIACEAE
    (Carrot Or Coriander Or Parsley Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAUNF FAMILY (सौंफ फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apiaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Daucus carota L.
  • Common name : Carrot, Bee's nest, Dauke
  • Vernacular name :
    • Carrot, Karattu, Kyarattu, Manjamullanki (Malayalam)
    • Gajar (Hindi)
    • Gajjara gadda (Telugu)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated for tuberous roots
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Idukki district
    • Odisha : Common
    • Tamil Nadu : Dindigul district, The Nilgiri district, Krishnagiri district, Salem district, Theni district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Kashmir
  • Native : Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Central European Russia, China, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Islands, East European Russia, Eritrea, Et
  • World Distribution : Widely cultivated in warmer parts of the world
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Daucus carota. Downloaded on 3 December 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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