Daucus carota L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Apiaceae// Genus: Daucus// Species: Daucus carota L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (2005 in Matevski).

Lifeform: Biennial plant.

Distribution: Macaronesia to North and East Africa, Europe to South China according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Pastures, dry grasslands and rocky terrains, shrubland, edges and clearings of forests.

Flowering period: Summer: JUL, AUG.

Locality: hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani.

Locality: village of Shtalkovica region.

References:

Daucus carota. Hand, R. 2011+: Apiaceae. – In: Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/4a92e0ea-e69f-460d-b7e9-7855cf8e6033 [Accessed 03.01.2026].

Daucus carota L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:841063-1 [Accessed 01.01.2020].

Micevski, K. 2005. Daucus L. In Matevski, V. (ed.), The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 6. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1661–1665.

Last update: 03.01.2026.