Daucus carota
| Daucus carota | |
|---|---|
| The umbel of a wild carrot | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Asterids | 
| Order: | Apiales | 
| Family: | Apiaceae | 
| Genus: | Daucus | 
| Species: | D. carota | 
| Binomial name | |
| Daucus carota | |
| Infraspecific taxa | |
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Daucus carota, whose common names include wild carrot, European wild carrot, bird's nest, bishop's lace, and Queen Anne's lace (North America), is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is native to temperate regions of the Old World and was naturalized in the New World.
Domesticated carrots are cultivars of a subspecies, Daucus carota subsp. sativus.