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Daucus
Also called Carrot, Carrots, Wild Carrots
Daucus is a worldwide genus of herbaceous plants of the celery family Apiaceae of which the best-known species is the cultivated carrot. Daucus has about 45 species. The oldest carrot fossil is 1.3 Ma, and was found on the island of Madeira in the Atlantic Ocean.
Daucus pollination is carried out by insects, primarily: Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Diptera, and Hymenoptera.
Golden Carrot · Daucus bicolor · Daucus broteri · Wild Carrot · Black Parsley · Carrot Tree · Daucus elegans · Australian Carrot · Daucus gracilis · Daucus lopadusanus · American wild carrot · Daucus pumilus
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