Daucus carota ssp carota L.
(Wild Carrot)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesDaucus carota ssp carota (Wild Carrot)
SpeciesDaucus carota (Carrot, Wild Carrot)
GenusDaucus (a genus of flowering plants)
FamilyAPIACEAE (umbellifers)
OrderAPIALES (umbellifers, ivies and pennyworts)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Daucus carota ssp carota (Wild Carrot) :
1: Daucus carota ssp carota (Wild Carrot)
27 Jul 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in flower
Image 1: Plant - in flower - top view
2: Daucus carota ssp carota (Wild Carrot)
10 Oct 2010 OSGR: SU24 51° 10’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
rabbit-grazed plant on disturbed ground
Image 1: Flowring and fruiting umbelsImage 2: Fruiting umbel - side viewImage 3: Fruiting umbel - side view (2)Image 4: Fruiting umbel - side view (3)Image 5: Fruiting umbel - side view (4)Image 6: Fruiting umbel - side view (5)Image 7: Fruiting umbel - side view (6)Image 8: Fruiting umbel - side view (7)Image 9: Fruiting umbel - side view (8)Image 10: Plant - in situImage 11: Fruiting umbel - side view - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Fruits - close-up - enlargedImage 13: Fruits - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 14: Fruits - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 15: Small umbel - close-up - enlargedImage 16: Small umbel - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 17: Small umbel - close-up - enlarged (3)
3: Daucus carota ssp carota (Wild Carrot)
9 Sep 2003 OSGR: SW97 50° 30’ N, 4° 60’ W Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) England
Image 1: Fruiting umbel - side viewImage 2: Fruiting umbel - side view (2)Image 3: Fruiting umbel - side view - close-upImage 4: Fruiting umbel - top viewImage 5: Fruits - enlargedImage 6: Stems - enlargedImage 7: Stems - enlarged (2)Image 8: Fruits - external and internal faces - magnifiedImage 9: Fruits - external faces - magnified
4: Daucus carota ssp carota (Wild Carrot)
3 Jul 2001 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Roadside
Image 1: Basal leavesImage 2: Base of plantImage 3: Flowers - close-upImage 4: PlantImage 5: Plant (2)Image 6: UmbelImage 7: Umbel - beginning to openImage 8: Umbel - side viewImage 9: Umbel - side view showing pinnate bracts
5: Daucus carota ssp carota (Wild Carrot)
1 Jul 2000 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in car park
Image 1: Partial umbel - close-upImage 2: Partial umbel - faded - close-upImage 3: Plant - from aboveImage 4: Plant - side viewImage 5: Plant - top three-quarter viewImage 6: UmbelImage 7: Umbel - against skyImage 8: Umbel - close-upImage 9: Umbel - fadedImage 10: Umbel - underside - close-up
6: Daucus carota ssp carota (Wild Carrot)
10 Jul 1977 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Umbel - close-up
7: Daucus carota ssp carota (Wild Carrot)
29 Jul 1971 OSGR: SX84 50° 20’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Image 1: Plants
8: Daucus carota ssp carota (Wild Carrot)
18 Sep 1968 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Fruiting umbel - close-up

Daucus carota ssp carota (Wild Carrot) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Daucus carota ssp carota (Wild Carrot)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Daucus carota ssp carota (Wild Carrot)
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