Copy permalink to share
Apiaceae
Daucus

not marked as a favorite taxon Daucus Linnaeus. Common name: Wild Carrot, Queen-Anne's-lace.

Key to Daucus

A genus of about 22-25 species, herbs, of temperate and tropical areas, primarily Old World (Plunkett et al. 2018a). Spooner et al. (2013) suggested a slightly broader circumscription of the genus. Our two species, the European D. carota (2n=18) and the apparently native D. pusillus (2n=22) are in the two separate clades within the genus (Spooner et al. 2013).

Glossary (beta!)

References: Arbizu et al. (2014); Iorizzo et al. (2013); Martínez-Flores et al. (2020); Mathias & Constance (1945); Spooner & Simon (2024) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2024); Spooner et al. (2013). Show full citations.

Show in key(s)

Show parent family | Show parent in key(s)

Show species in Daucus

Your browser does not support SVGs

Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend. Data for arrows not developed for genera and families which may have species only occurring outside the flora area.

image #1 of Daucus© Keith Bradley | Daucus carota ssp. carota | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Daucus© Mycroft Holmes, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Mycroft Holmes | Daucus carota ssp. sativus source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Daucus© Derrick Wales, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Derrick Wales | Daucus carota ssp. carota source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷

Feedback

See something missing or incorrect about Daucus? Let us know here:
  1. Please include your name and if possible, email in case when need to clarify what you wrote.
  2. If you opt out of including email, please be as specific as possible (e.g., which photo is incorrect?)
  3. Please do not submit questions asking to identify plants or about horticultural topics (e.g., how do I control an invasive plant in my garden?). Instead, those questions can be submitted here for the Carolinas region only.
  4. Please do not send us feedback about unkeyed species as this work is ongoing.
  5. Please allow time for flora edits to show in our next data release. We greatly appreciate your feedback but may require extra time to research complicated taxonomic issues.