Code
DAUCM
Growth form
Broadleaf
Biological cycle
Biennial
Habitat
Terrestrial
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Caucalis hispanica Crantz |
| synonym | Daucus carnosus Moench |
| synonym | Daucus carota subsp. parviflorus (Desf.) Fiori |
| synonym | Daucus carota var. herculeus (Pau) Maire |
| synonym | Daucus carota var. mauritanicus (L.) Spreng. |
| synonym | Daucus carota var. serotinus (Pomel) Batt. |
| synonym | Daucus communis Rouy & Camus |
| synonym | Daucus herculeus Pau |
| synonym | Daucus mauritanicus L. |
| synonym | Daucus maximus Desf. |
| synonym | Daucus parviflorus Desf. |
| synonym | Daucus parviflorus subsp. breviumbellatus (Barratte) Le Houér. |
| synonym | Daucus serotinus Pomel |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Description
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Seedling
Cotyledons are firm, lanceolate-filiform, 20-30 x 1-2 mm, gradually attenuating into a petiole, hairless. Primordial leaves rosette-shaped, bristly, divided into three lobes, each deeply divided into narrow, lanceolate segments. The following leaves are pinnate and several times divided. The hypocotyl axis is short, 5-10 mm, slender, reddish-purple. Seedling dark green.
Adult plant
Daucus carota subsp. maximus is a biennial, upright plant with a carrot-like odour when crushed. Stem single or flanked by basal oblique shoots, furrowed, strongly bristled with stiff hairs, reaching 2 m high (it is the largest ʻmauvaise herbeʼ in Algeria). Leaves soft, triangular in outline, bipinnate, with wedge-shaped segments, sheaths enlarged at base, whitish with membranous margin, petioles, petiolules and segments strongly bristly. Umbels large, 10-30 cm in diameter, with numerous rays converging and straightening towards each other at maturity (characteristically bird's nest shaped), borne on a dilated peduncle. Bracts entire and bracteoles bi- to trifid in mixture, shorter than the rays. Flowers white, those in the centre purplish. Fruit ovoid, 2 mm long, laden with stiff prickles terminating in several hooks in a crown.
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
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📚 Natural History
Life Cycle
Life cycle
Annual
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Algeria: Daucus carota subsp. maximus germinates in autumn-winter; flowering takes place from May to August.
Morocco: Daucus carota subsp. maximus flowers from April to June.
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Reproduction
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Daucus carota subsp. maximus reproduces by seed.
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Size
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Morphology
Growth form
Erected
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Latex
Without latex
Stem section
Ridged or grooved
Root type
Taproot
Hollow or solid stem
Solid stem
Stipule type
No stipule
Leaf attachment type
with petiole
Fruit type
Achene
Achene type
Achene flat
Cotyledon type
linear
Lamina base
attenuate
Lamina apex
acuminate
Upperface pilosity
Glabrous
Less hairy
Upperface hair type
Pubescent
Lowerface pilosity
Less hairy
Glabrous
Lowerface hair type
Pubescent
Simple leaf type
Lamina divided
Lamina section
embossed
Lamina Veination
in arc
Flower color
White
Inflorescence type
Axillary solitary flower
Umbel
Stem pilosity
Glabrous
Less hairy
Stem hair type
Pubescent
Life form
Broadleaf plant
Physiology
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Ecology
Algeria: Daucus carota subsp. maximus is an uncommon species in the country's perennial and annual crops (barley, winter wheat, etc.). Preference for deep heavy soils, more or less tirsified of the clayey-marly hills of the Tell, as well as clayey-silt soils.
France - Camargue: Daucus carota is very common along paths and in fallow land. It can be found right up to the edge of the dunes where it tolerates salt fairly well.
Morocco: Daucus carota subsp. maximus is a common species of pastures, crop margins, wasteland and roadsides.
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Miscellaneous Details
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Toxicity
Daucus carota subsp. maximus is a plant that can cause meadow dermatitis due to its high content of the photosensitising pigment furanocoumarin.
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat
Terrestrial
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Description
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Origin
Daucus carota subsp. maximus is native to the Mediterranean-Iranian-Turanic region.
Algeria : Common species in fields and pastures throughout the Tell.
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
Risk Statement
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Local harmfulness
Algeria: Daucus carota susbsp. maximus is a minor "weed". Uncommon and not very abundant, it does not generally constitute a nuisance for the crop. However, it can sometimes be harmful in a localised way if present in patches of high density.
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📚 Uses and Management
Uses
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Food: The flowers of Daucus carota subsp. maximus can be used in carrot salad cooked with cumin, green salads, salad dressings, and infusions. The seeds are very aromatic and can be used to flavour desserts, and make an excellent condiment. The young, tender roots (white, sometimes purple) can be eaten raw or cooked.
Ecotoxicology: As Daucus carota subsp. maximus is a common roadside plant, American ecologists used it to determine the lead content of individuals located 15 m or 500 m from a major highway in the USA. Lead concentrations in leaves and stems were 367% higher in individuals near the highway compared to those further away.
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Management
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Local control
Algeria: Hoeing seedlings or uprooting adult individuals of Daucus carota subsp. maximus is then all that is usually needed.
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📚 Information Listing
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
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References
- The World Flora Online http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000638464
- Plants of the World Online https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77249989-1
- Kazi Tani C., Grard P. & Le Bourgeois T., 2021. "AdvenAlg 1.0 Identification et connaissance des principales adventices d'Algérie méditerranéenne." Al Yasmina, Revue de Botanique 2(3): 1-187.
- CABI https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/cabicompendium.18018
- Flora Maroccana (Dobignard A.) https://www.floramaroccana.fr/daucus-carota-maximus.html
- Marnotte, P., et al. (2006). Plantes des rizières de Camargue. Montpellier, France, Cirad, Centre français du riz, Parc naturel régional de Camargue. http://plantes-rizieres-camargue.cirad.fr/dicotyledones/apiaceae/daucus_carota
Information Listing > References
- The World Flora Online http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000638464
- Plants of the World Online https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77249989-1
- Kazi Tani C., Grard P. & Le Bourgeois T., 2021. "AdvenAlg 1.0 Identification et connaissance des principales adventices d'Algérie méditerranéenne." Al Yasmina, Revue de Botanique 2(3): 1-187.
- CABI https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/cabicompendium.18018
- Flora Maroccana (Dobignard A.) https://www.floramaroccana.fr/daucus-carota-maximus.html
- Marnotte, P., et al. (2006). Plantes des rizières de Camargue. Montpellier, France, Cirad, Centre français du riz, Parc naturel régional de Camargue. http://plantes-rizieres-camargue.cirad.fr/dicotyledones/apiaceae/daucus_carota
Images
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Apiales |
| Family | Apiaceae |
| Genus | Daucus |
| Species | Daucus carota L. ssp. maximus (Desf.) Ball. |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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