Examples of typical carrot root shapes. The Main Parts and Functions of the Carrot Root on this page.
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Top row includes original European types; bottom two rows are major types grown
worldwide today
Ernst Benary,
(1819-1893) -
Album Benary. (Erfurt) 1876 Identification (left to right): Top row - 1. Long Orange Belgian, green top; Bottom row - 7. Earliest red Duwick, for forcing;
2. Transparent White;
3. Scarlet Intermediate;
4. Semi long Scarlet Obtuse, for forcing;
5. Long yellow;
6. Large White Belgian, green top;
8. Long Red Erfurt;
9. Improved Long
Red Altringham [sic];
10. Long Red Surrey;
11. Semi-long Scarlet Nantes, or
Stump-rooted;
12. Early Long Scarlet, short-leaved;
13. Earliest Scarlet
French Horn
This photo (below) is a good representative sample of carrots, used in the 2014 research study entitled - New insights into domestication of carrot from root transcriptome analyses (Rong et al.: New insights into domestication of carrot from root transcriptome analyses. BMC Genomics 2014 15:895.)
For information here is the full classification of a carrot:
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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Apiales
Family Apiaceae – Carrot family
Genus Daucus L. – wild carrot P
Species Daucus carota L. ssp. sativus- domestic carrot
(It is generally accepted that domestic carrot is drawn
from the wild variety)
Note - Some classifications show Umbelliferae rather than Apiaceae
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