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Australian Carrot

Daucus glochidiatus

Also called Dwarf Carrot, Wild Carrot, New Zealand Carrot, Pinaki, Native Carrot

Australian Carrot
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Grows as
Annual
Water
Drought tolerant
Native range
Australia, New Zealand
Climate
subtropical

About

Daucus glochidiatus, commonly known as Australian carrot, Austral carrot or native carrot, is a species of herb in the flowering plant family Apiaceae. It is native to Australia and New Zealand.

Where it grows

It occurs throughout Australasia. It is found in every Australian state, and both the North Island and South Island of New Zealand. It also occurs in the Chatham Islands.

Other Daucus plants

Golden Carrot · Daucus bicolor · Daucus broteri · Wild Carrot · Black Parsley · Carrot Tree · Daucus elegans · Daucus gracilis · Daucus lopadusanus · American wild carrot · Wild Carrot · Daucus pumilus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Daucus glochidiatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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