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Daucus

Called “carrots” in GBIF

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.

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Research on Daucus

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Wild carrot spotted growing along a Vancouver, WA trail

The lacy white flower cluster you might walk past on a local trail is the wild ancestor of the ca...

What science is finding about Daucus

Every article on Plant News that mentions a member of this genus, newest first.

Latest finding

Local soil fixes barely helped Belfast's community garden plots

Researchers tested whether adding biochar and crushed basalt to urban garden soil in Belfast could reduce toxic metal risks and boost soil carbon storage, but found the locally-sourced amendments made little difference because they were chemically too similar to the soil they were meant to improve.

How generalist caterpillars neutralize plant toxins that picky relatives can't handle

Parsnip, celery, parsley, and carrot leaves make furanocoumarins as a defense, and this study shows how a generalist...

Carrot plant-defense / insect-herbivory

Wild carrot spotted growing in Portland confirmed by naturalists

That lacy white flower head you've seen along Portland sidewalks and vacant lots is Queen Anne's lace, the wild ancestor of...

Wild Carrot urban-ecology / native-plants

Wild carrot sightings are spiking on nature apps this week

That lacy white flower cluster along your roadside or trail edge, often mistaken for its poisonous lookalike hemlock, is...

Wild Carrot phenology / native-plants

Wild carrot spotted growing along a Vancouver, WA trail

The lacy white flower cluster you might walk past on a local trail is the wild ancestor of the carrot in your garden, and...

Wild Carrot native-plants / foraging

Wild carrot sightings are surging on nature-tracking apps right now

That lacy white flower cluster along the roadside or in your local meadow, often called Queen Anne's Lace, is the wild...

Wild Carrot phenology / native-plants

Wild carrot sightings spike as naturalists log it everywhere

That lacy white flower cluster growing in the ditch by your driveway is wild carrot, the ancestor of the orange carrot in your...

Wild Carrot phenology / native-plants

Wild carrot sightings surge on nature-tracking app this week

That lacy white flower cluster you've been walking past on roadsides and in vacant lots is wild carrot, the ancestor of the...

Wild Carrot phenology / native-plants

Wild carrot's lacy white blooms are everywhere right now

Those umbrella-shaped white flower clusters popping up in vacant lots and roadside ditches this week are Queen Anne's lace,...

Wild Carrot phenology / native-plants

Wild carrot spotted growing in the heart of Portland

That lacy white flower cluster you've seen along sidewalks and vacant lots is wild carrot, the same plant that gave rise to...

Wild Carrot native-plants / urban-ecology

Worm-composted rabbit manure and food scraps supercharge vegetable yields

If you've got a backyard compost bin and access to rabbit droppings, this study gives you an actual recipe, half manure and...

Carrot composting / soil-health

Soil bacteria strip toxic chromium from contaminated vegetable crops

If you grow root vegetables in soil near old industrial runoff or a river with a manufacturing history, the heavy metals your...

Carrot phytoremediation / soil-health

Wild carrot sightings are surging across the country this week

That lacy white flower cluster growing in the ditch by your driveway is Queen Anne's Lace, and it's the wild relative your...

Wild Carrot native-plants / phenology

Wild carrot is blooming everywhere and citizen scientists are noticing

That flat white umbel bobbing along the roadside or field edge is wild carrot, the direct ancestor of the carrot in your...

Wild Carrot citizen-science / foraging

wild carrot (Daucus carota) observed in Marsh Cswy, Knotts Island, NC, US

Wild carrot growing along a coastal marsh causeway is a reminder that the ancestor of every grocery-store carrot is still out...

Wild Carrot citizen-science / foraging

Rock-phosphate-enriched hydrochars derived from organic wastes: a sustainable amendment for multi-metal contaminated soil.

Compost made from kitchen scraps can do more than feed your garden — engineered versions of it may one day let you grow safe...

Carrot phytoremediation / soil-health

Biosorption of Procion Magenta and Black Azabache textile dyes using banana and carrot peel waste: a comparative analysis of pure and blended systems.

The banana peels and carrot tops you toss in the compost could be quietly solving one of fashion's dirtiest secrets: the...

Carrot phytoremediation / waste-upcycling

The genome and stage-specific transcriptomes of the carrot weevil, Listronotus oregonensis, reveal adaptive mechanisms for host specialisation and symbiotic interactions.

Carrot weevils can devastate home and commercial carrot crops with no fully effective control method — understanding their...

Carrot crop-improvement / pest-genomics

Rhizosphere Microbiome as an Underexplored Resource for Agroecosystem Sustainability: Insights From the Carrot Root Zone.

Invisible microbial life in your garden soil is what makes your carrots healthy and nutritious, and we are only just beginning...

Carrot soil-health / crop-improvement