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Carotte
Daucus carota subsp. sativus
Légume-racine annuel ou bisannuel de la famille des Apiaceae, cultivé pour sa racine pivotante orange (ou pourpre, blanche, jaune, rouge). Le feuillage accueille les chenilles du machaon — le même spécialiste des Apiaceae que l'on trouve sur le persil. NC State note que la forme sauvage (Daucus carota subsp. carota, la carotte sauvage) est la même espèce, fertile croisée avec les carottes cultivées ; ne pas laisser les carottes cultivées monter en graine dans les zones où la carotte sauvage est également présente.
Edible
Pollinator
Light
Full sun
Water
Consistent moisture
Mature size
10-24" tall · 3" apart
Hardy in zones
Annual everywhere
AHS heat range
1-6
Plant range authored in AHS heat-zone terms.
Native in Illinois
No
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A documented larval host for the Black swallowtail — specialist wildlife that depend on plants like this to reproduce.
Cold hardiness
Future
This plant is grown as an annual; hardiness zones don't apply.
Heat tolerance
Future
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Carotte (Daucus carota subsp. sativus). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/daucus-carota-subsp-sativus
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NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
University extension service
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