Daucus broteri, commonly known as Brotero's carrot,[3] is a wild relative of Daucus carota that can be found across the northeast Mediterranean and the Middle East.[4] It grows in cultivated and plantation-type land.[1]

Daucus broteri
Flower umbel of Daucus broteri
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Daucus
Species:	D. broteri
Binomial name
Daucus broteri Ten. (1830)
Synonyms[2]
Daucus michelii Caruel Daucus muricatus Guss.

Description

Daucus broteri forms disc-shaped bunches of white flowers called Umbels that bloom between April and August.[5] It grows up to 10 to 30 cm with an upright stem that's heavily branched at the base with a single, long taproot and leaves that are bi-pinnate.

References

• Data related to Daucus broteri at Wikispecies
• Media related to Daucus broteri at Wikimedia Commons

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