Carrot

The carrot is a root vegetable, typically orange or white in color with a woody texture. The edible part of a carrot is a taproot.

History

The wild ancestors of the carrot are likely to have come from Afghanistan which remains the center of diversity of varieties of D. carota. The familiar wildflower, wild carrot, better known as "Queen Anne's lace", is a relative of the garden carrot; garden carrots that run to seed soon revert to their wild prototype, with a forking carroty-smelling, edible root that quickly becomes too woody and bitter to eat. The Parsnip is a close relative of the carrot.

Related Topics:
Afghanistan - Wild carrot - Parsnip

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