Wild carrot
Daucus carota L. [Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)]
Noraninjin (ノラニンジン, 野良人参)
Lifeform: biennial forb
Distribution: native to temperate regions (Europe - southwest Asia - northeast North America), but exotic to Japan
Habitat: shrubs, grasslands, and waste lands including roadsides
Carrot we eat: caltivars
- subsp. sativus (Hoffm.) Arcang.
Daucus L.
One exotic species establishes in Japan.
Daucus carota on Mount Usu
Photo taken near the craters created by the 2000 eruptions on July 20, 2005.
References
- General education "Field trip: Nature on lakes, volcanoes, sea and forests"
- HUSTEP: Plants and Plant communities in Japan
flora list