Wild carrot
The ancestor of carrots 
The wild carrot (scientific name Daucus carota) is a herbaceous plant belonging to the Apiaceae family, 30-90 cm tall. It lives in uncultivated meadows, fields and along roadsides; it is considered a weed.
It’s an ancestor of the carrot we use in the kitchen Its woody, whitish root, with an acrid taste and unpleasant smell, has nothing in common with the cultivated carrot, obtained after many generations with a slow improvement of the spontaneous species.
Its woody, whitish root, with an acrid taste and unpleasant smell, has nothing in common with the cultivated carrot, obtained after many generations with a slow improvement of the spontaneous species.Fruits have long thorns that stick to the hair of any passing animal 
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.When it rains, the fruiting tops close in a particular way, taking on a shape similar to a bird’s nest 
In the flowers, arranged in an umbrella 
, there are small scented glands that attract insects 
, there are small scented glands that attract insects 
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The wild carrot is distinguished by having a small, very dark flower 
in the center of the white inflorescence, which almost simulates an insect. It seems to be a trick to attract pollinating insects by signaling the possible presence of nectar.
in the center of the white inflorescence, which almost simulates an insect. It seems to be a trick to attract pollinating insects by signaling the possible presence of nectar.This central purple-colored spot allows it not to be confused with the toxic hemlock.
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