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Taxon:  Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus (Hoffm.) Schübl. & G. Martens var. sativus Hoffm.



Summary
Genus:
Daucus
Section:
Daucus
Family:
Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)
Subfamily:
Apioideae
Tribe:
Scandiceae
Subtribe:
Daucinae
Nomen number:
50010
Place of publication:
Deutsch. Fl. 94. 1791
Comment:
valid publication verified from original literature
Verified:
09/01/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Daucus carota L. (0 active accession[s])
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. var. carota (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  2. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  3. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  4. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  5. Erter, H. et al. 2008. A traditional Turkish lactic acid fermented beverage: shalgam (salgam). Food Rev. Int. 24:352-359. Note: cites
  6. Ichikawa, H. et al. 1989. Mitochondrial genome diversity among cultivars of Daucus carota (ssp. sativus) and their wild relatives. Theor. Appl. Genet. 77:39-43.
  7. Iovene, M. et al. 2008. Major cytogenetic landmarks and karyotype analysis in Daucus carota and other Apiaceae. Amer. J. Bot. 95:793-804.
  8. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Daucus sativus (Hoffm.) Roehl.
  9. Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
  10. Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
  11. Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
  12. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  13. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  14. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  15. Mukherjee, P. K. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. India common names
  16. Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:96.
  17. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  18. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  19. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  20. Small, E. 1978. A numerical taxonomic analysis of the Daucus carota complex. Canad. J. Bot. 56:273.
  21. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  22. Wijmheijmer, E. H. M. et al. 1988. Lectotypification of Daucus carota L. (Umbelliferae). Taxon 37:175-184. Note: mentions
  23. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
English
carrot –
French
carotte –
German
gelbe Rübe –
Karotte –
Möhre –
Mohrrübe –
India
gajar –
Italian
carota –
Japanese Rōmaji
ninjin –
Portuguese
cenoura –
Spanish
zanahoria –
Transcribed Chinese
hu luo bo –
Transcribed Korean
danggeun –
hongdangmu –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    widely cult.
6Other    origin Europe
Cultivated (widely cult.)
Other (origin Europe)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivescoloring Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Food additivesflavoring Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Human foodbeverage base Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Human foodvegetable Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Materialslipidsused in perfumeryLeung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
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=50010. Accessed 15 May 2025.