Taxonomy
Daucus carota | Wild Carrot | Mealbhacán
Distribution
Status
Conservation status
Not protected
Native status
Native
Species Biology
Habitat
Banks, pastures and waste places
Life cycle
Biennial
Ex-situ conservation
Seed accessions in the National Genebank, Backweston (wild seed collected in 2010). Living collection in the National Botanic Garden.
Use
Food crop
Vegetative nature
Herbaceous
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2024
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Further information
The wild carrot, which often grows near the sea, has a comparatively small, tough, pale, fleshy taproot, bearing little resemblance to the thick fleshy cultivated carrot. Like the cultivated carrot, the wild carrot root is edible while young, but quickly becomes too woody to consume. Carrots are of enormous importance as a vegetable, being eaten cooked, raw or processed into juice.