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Apiaceae
Daucus

*Daucus carota Linnaeus ssp. sativus Schübler & G. von Martens. Common name: Garden Carrot. Habitat: Planted as a garden vegetable, and as a short-lived waif around gardens. Distribution: Originated in central Asia only about 1000 years ago from an ancestor genetically differentiated from D. carota ssp. carota (Iorizzo et al. 2013).

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Origin/Endemic status: W. Asia

Taxonomy Comments: Intrataxon rank seems warranted to emphasize the separate evolutionary clades and history of ssp. carota and ssp. sativus.

Other Comments: The familiar "orange form" was apparently only selected from other cultivated carrots (of purple or yellow color) around 1500 a.d. (Iorizzo et al. 2013).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Mo2, Iorizzo et al (2013), Martínez-Flores et al (2020); < Daucus carota L. — Ar, C, Can, F, Fl7, FNA13, G, Il, K4, MC, Meso4.1, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Ok, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3, WV, Arbizu et al (2014), Spooner et al (2013). Basionym: Daucus carota L. ssp. sativus Schübl. & G.Martens 1882

Links to other floras: < Daucus carota - FNA13

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

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