The Carrot Family
Apiaceae
Fun Fact: Before the 16th century, carrots were primarily purple, white, or yellow. Dutch farmers are credited with breeding orange varieties during the 17th century.
Plants in the Carrot Family share these traits:
-Compound Flower Umbels
-5 sepals, 5 petals, usually bisexual
–Usually hollow flower stalks
-Pinnate leaves
–Tap root
–Aromatic
Learn more about the Carrot Family
The Carrot Family Portrait by Wendy Hollender (Buy it here)
Plants depicted in this Plant Family Portrait:
- Apium graveolens – Celery
- Apium graveolens var. rapaceum – Celeriac
- Cicuta maculata – Water Hemlock
- Coriandrum sativum – Cilantro/Coriander
- Daucus carota – Carrot
- Daucus carota – Queen Anne’s Lace
- Eryngium planum – Blue Sea Holly
- Foeniculum vulgare – Fennel
- Heracleum sphondylium – Hogweed
- Pastinaca sativa – Parsnip
- Petroselinum crispum – Parsley
- Zizia aurea – Golden Alexander
My goal with this series of Plant Family Portraits is to deepen people’s awareness of plants and gain an understanding of plant details. An appreciation for biodiversity is an important part of our wellbeing. May we all delight in nature’s fascinating architecture and colors, appreciate our environment, and how precious it is to protect.
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