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Carrot

Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Outdoor Plant

Also called: Garden Carrot

Scientific Name History

Current accepted name: Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Previously or alternatively classified as:

How to identify it

Finely divided fernlike foliage rises from a thick storage root; second-year plants form tall white umbels.

Growing characteristics

biennial · rosette to upright herbaceous

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