Carrot roots
| Title | Info |
|---|---|
| Common name | Carrot |
| Scientific name | Daucus carota |
| Taxonomic group | Apiaceae |
| Source | Dan L. Perlman |
| Economic botany | Food plants |
| Food plants | Root crops |
| Selection and adaptations | Selection |
| Selection | Artificial Selection |
| Keywords | Umbelliferae |
Related materials: Carrot
Compare the roots of the wild carrot--Queen Anne's Lace--with the roots of the domesticated carrot, which is the same species. Click the Related materials link to see both plants.
Carrots. This is the exact same species as Queen Anne?s lace or the wild carrot. Hundreds of years ago, farmers selected variants of the small, woody, virtually inedible root of Queen Anne?s lace to create carrots like these. It appears that cultivated carrots originated in Afghanistan, and that the orange version we know today was selected for in Holland in the 1600s. Compare this image with that of the root of Queen Anne?s lace.
