Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
DAUCUS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 242. 1753.
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TYPE: Daucus carota Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 625. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daucus carota | QUEEN ANNE'S LACE | Not Native UPL (NWPL) | ||
| Daucus pusillus | AMERICAN WILD CARROT | Native |
Identification Key
1. Involucral bracts trifid, scarcely bristly, scarious-margined, spreading or reflexed in fruit; prickles of fruit not barbed
1. Involucral bracts pinnatifid, bristly, not scarious-margined, appressed to the umbel in fruit; prickles of fruit apically barbed
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammodaucus | Ammodaucus Cosson & Durieu de Maisonnueve ex Cosson, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 6: 393. 1859. | TYPE: Ammodaucus leucotrichus (Cosson & Durieu de Maisonnueve) Cosson & Durieu de Maisonnueve ex Cosson (Torilis leucotricha Cosson & Durieu de Maisonnueve) | |
| Ballimon | Ballimon Rafinesque, New Fl. 4: 28. 1838 ("1836"). | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Carota | Carota Ruprecht, Fl. Ingr. 466. 1860. | TYPE: Carota sativa Ruprecht (Daucus carota Linnaeus) = Daucus Linnaeus 1753, by lectotypification. | |
| Ctenodaucus | Ctenodaucus Pomel, Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 145. 1874. | TYPE: Ctenodaucus virgatus (Poiret) Pomel (Caucalis virgata Poiret) | |
| Durieua | Durieua Boissier & Reuter, Biblioth. Universele Geneve 75: 206. 1842, non Merat de Vaumartoise 1829. | TYPE: Durieua hispanica (Lamarck) Boissier & Reuter (Caucalis hispanica Lamarck) | |
| Meopsis | Meopsis (Calestani) Koso-Poljansky, Trudy Tiflissk. Bot. Sada 16: 196. 1914. | BASIONYM: Daucus Linnaeus, sect. Meopsis Calestani, Webbia 1: 264. 1905. | TYPE: Non designatus. |
| Peltactila | Peltactila Rafinesque, New Fl. 4: 28. 1838 ("1836"). | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Platyspermum | Platyspermum Hoffmann, Gen. Pl. Umbell. xxvi, 64, 178. 1814. | TYPE: Platyspermum muricatum (Linnaeus) Hoffmann (Daucus muricatus Linnaeus) | |
| Pomelia | Pomelia Durando ex Pomel, Mat. Fl. Atl. 7. 1860. | TYPE: Pomelia setifolia (Desfontaines) Durando ex Pomel (Daucus setifolium Desfontaines) | |
| Spuriodaucus | Spruiodaucus C. Norman, in De Wildeman, Contr. Fl. Katanga, Suppl. 3. 119. 1930. | TYPE: Spuriodaucus quarrei C. Norman | |
| Staflinus | Staflinus Rafinesque, New Fl. 4: 28. 1838 ("1836"). | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Tiricta | Tiricta Rafinesque, New Fl. 4: 22. 1838 ("1836"). | TYPE: Tiricta daucoides Rafinesque |