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Taxon:  Daucus carota L.



Summary
Genus:
Daucus
Section:
Daucus
Family:
Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)
Subfamily:
Apioideae
Tribe:
Scandiceae
Subtribe:
Daucinae
Nomen number:
300172
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:242. 1753
Verified:
08/30/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Daucus carota L. subsp. azoricus Franco (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. cantabricus A. Pujadas (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. capillifolius (Gilli) Arbizu (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. carota (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. commutatus (Paol.) Thell. (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. drepanensis (Arcang.) Heywood (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. fontanesii Thell. (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. gadecaei (Rouy & E. G. Camus) Heywood (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. gummifer (Syme) Hook. f. (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. halophilus (Brot.) A. Pujadas (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. hispanicus (Gouan) Thell. (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. major (Vis.) Arcang. (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. majoricus A. Pujadas (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. maritimus (Lam.) Batt. (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. maximus (Desf.) Ball (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. parviflorus (Desf.) Thell. (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. rupestris (Guss.) Heywood (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus (Hoffm.) Schübl. & G. Martens (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus (Hoffm.) Schübl. & G. Martens var. atrorubens Alef. (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus (Hoffm.) Schübl. & G. Martens var. sativus Hoffm. (0 active accession[s])
Daucus carota L. var. carota (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Daucus abyssinicus C. A. Mey.
Daucus aegyptiacus Hornem.
Daucus gingidium L.
Daucus gingidium L. subsp. gingidium
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
carrot –
English (Canada)
wild carrot –
French (Canada)
carotte sauvage –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaUzbekistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeEstonia  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLithuania  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part 
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. Krym
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeLiechtenstein  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeLuxembourg  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpainBaleares 
4Naturalized    widely natzd. elsewhere
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaUzbekistan  
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Pakistan
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain [Baleares], France, Portugal
Naturalized

  • REGION:
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
  • CHINA: China
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=300172. Accessed 15 May 2025.