Scientific Name:	Daucus carota ssp. sativus
Pronunciation:	DAW-kus kuh-ROE-tuh subspecies suh-TYE-vus
Common Name:	carrot
Family Name:	Apiaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial, Biennial, Annual
Key ID Features:	Leaves pinnately compound with dissected leaflets, basal, arsing from top of a carrot.
Course(s):	HORT 1155

Habit: Arching Form: Vase Texture: Fine Mature Size: Height: 0.2 - 0.4m Spread: 0.1 - 0.3m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: Central / west Asia (Afghanistan) Hardiness Rating: Zone 3: (-40 to -34 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Landscape Uses: Attract beneficial insects, Urban agriculture Additional Info: Google.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Compound, Dissected Arrangement: Basal Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Compound Leaf: Tripinnate Colour in Fall: Yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Ovate Apices: Acute Bases: Attenuate Margins: Incised

Inflorescence Type: Umbel Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Ovary Position: Inferior Colour (petals): Showy, White Flower Time at Peak: Aug, Sep

Fruit Type: Schizocarp Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct Additional Info: Not showy

Bark Morphology: Smooth Bark or Stem Colour: Green     Organ Modifications: Storage tap root

Plant Care:
Other:	Companion plants: pea, tomato, raddish.
Pest Susceptibility:	Root rot, Beetles or weevils, Caterpillar or cutworm, Aphids or adelgids, Leafhopper or spittlebug
Specific Pests:	rabbit, carrot rust fly

Location(s): (CGW) Community Garden West Location Map

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