Carrot.

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Nivel de cuidados

Media

Tipo de planta

Biennial vegetable

Luz

Full sun

Luz en interior

Sol directo

Riego

Cada 3 a 7 días

Tamaño adulto

12 to 24 inches tall

Ritmo de crecimiento

Medio

Rusticidad

USDA 3 a 10

Floración

Late spring to early autumn

Cuidados

Keep the soil consistently moist to prevent the roots from splitting or becoming woody. Watch for carrot rust flies and ensure you thin seedlings early so they have enough room to grow. Mulching helps keep the soil cool and prevents the top of the root from turning green.

Riego

Keep the soil evenly moist but never waterlogged to ensure the roots develop properly.

Abonado

Use a low nitrogen fertilizer to encourage root growth rather than excessive leafy tops.

Poda

Thin out seedlings as they emerge to give each plant enough space to mature.

Trasplante

Carrots do not like being moved and should be sown directly into their final growing spot.

Suelo

Loose, sandy, well draining soil

pH del suelo

6.0 to 6.8

Temperatura

-20 a 30°C

Humedad

40 a 70%

Seguridad

Personas

The plant is generally considered safe to handle, but the sap can cause phytophotodermatitis in sensitive individuals.

Niños

The plant is not inherently dangerous to children, but they should be discouraged from handling it due to potential skin irritation.

Alérgenos por contacto

Contact with the foliage can cause skin rashes in some people due to furanocoumarins.

Alérgenos en el aire

The pollen can trigger hay fever symptoms in sensitive individuals during the flowering season.

Comestibilidad

Wild carrot foliage can cause severe skin irritation and is easily confused with the deadly poison hemlock.

Cómo identificarla

• Feathery green foliage
• Long edible taproot
• Deeply divided leaves
• White umbel flowers

Altura

0,3 a 1,2m

Anchura

0,2 a 0,45m

Hojas

green, deciduous

Flores

white, 5 a 15cm

Frutos

brown, Autumn

Problemas frecuentes

• Carrot rust fly — Larvae tunnel into the roots, causing stunted growth and decay.

Cómo cultivarla

Propagación

seed

Cuándo plantar

spring, autumn

Planting aromatic herbs nearby is a great way to protect your carrots from common garden pests.

Buenas compañeras

• Puerro — Leeks can help deter carrot rust flies when planted nearby.
• Cebolla — Onions provide a strong scent that masks the smell of carrots from pests.
• Rosemary — The aromatic oils in rosemary help confuse carrot-seeking insects.

Mantenla lejos de

• Eneldo — Dill can cross-pollinate with wild carrot and compete for similar resources.

Especies parecidas

• Poison hemlock — This highly toxic plant looks very similar to wild carrot.
• Perejil de vaca — It shares a similar appearance but flowers much earlier in the season.

Ciencia

Familia

Apiaceae

Género

Daucus

Orden

Apiales

Clase

Magnoliopsida

Distribución natural

Europe and southwestern Asia.

Conservación

This species is considered a common weed in many regions and is not of conservation concern.

It thrives in open, disturbed sites where it can quickly establish itself as a pioneer species.

Valor para la fauna

nectar source, larval host plant

Polinizadores

abejas, mariposas, escarabajos

Usos

pollinator garden, cut flower, wildlife habitat

Taxonomía cotejada con GBIF.

Lo que más preguntan

Is wild carrot edible?

The roots are edible when young, but it is extremely dangerous to forage due to its resemblance to poison hemlock.

How do I tell it apart from poison hemlock?

Wild carrot has a hairy stem and a single dark central floret, while poison hemlock has smooth, purple-spotted stems and no central floret.

De dónde viene el nombre

The name Daucus comes from the Greek word for carrot, while carota is the Latin name for the plant.

Bueno saberlo

• It is the wild ancestor of the common garden carrot.
• The flower heads curl up like a bird's nest when they go to seed.
• It is a biennial, meaning it completes its life cycle in two years.