Biology:Daucus broteri

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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae

Daucus broteri
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Flower umbel of Daucus broteri
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Daucus
Species:
D. broteri
Binomial name
Daucus broteri
Ten. (1830)
Synonyms[2]
  • Daucus michelii Caruel
  • Daucus muricatus Guss.

Daucus broteri, commonly known as Brotero's carrot,[3] is a wild relative of Daucus carota that can be found across the northeast Mediterranean and the Middle East.[4] It grows in cultivated and plantation-type land.[1]

Description

Specimen of Daucus broteri showing the stem, leaves, and flowers

Daucus broteri forms disc-shaped bunches of white flowers called Umbels that bloom between April and August.[5] It grows up to 10 to 30 cm with an upright stem that's heavily branched at the base with a single, long taproot and leaves that are bi-pinnate.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. "Daucus broteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T172136A6834136. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172136/6834136. Retrieved 22 February 2022. 
  2. "broteri", Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:841060-1, retrieved 22 February 2022 
  3. "Daucus broteri(DAUBR)", EPPO Global Database, https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/DAUBR, retrieved 21 February 2022 
  4. "broteri distribution", Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:841060-1#distribution-map, retrieved 22 February 2022 
  5. "broteri phenology", Flora of Israel Online, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/DAUBRO/#moreinfo, retrieved 22 February 2022 

Wikidata ☰ Q1172810 entry