Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)

Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: Purple, White. Main Bloom Time: Late summer. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Roots/Tubers, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavoured gourmet's delight. — Thin and stringy.; The flower clusters can be french-fried to produce a carrot-flavoured gourmet's delight.; The aromatic seed is used as a flavouring in stews etc.; The dried roasted roots are ground into a powder and are used for making coffee.

Habitat & North American Range

Cultivated and waste land, amongst grass, especially by the sea and on chalk. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)