Daucus carota
Common name
wild carrot
Family
Apiaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
DAUCAR
Flower colours
White
Year naturalised
1854
Origin
Europe, Asia, N. Africa
Etymology
daucus: An ancient Greek name
carota: Latin via Greek karoton ‘carrot’