Daucus carota, Daucus maxima, Wild carrot, Bird's nest,
Bishop's lace, Queen Anne's lace, גזר קיפח, يرب رزج
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| | Scientific name: |
| Daucus carota L.subsp. maximus (Desf.) Ball |
| Synonym name: |
| Daucus maximus Desf. |
| Common name: |
| Wild carrot, Bird's nest, Bishop's lace, Queen Anne's lace |
| Hebrew name: |
| גזר קיפח |
| Arabic name: |
| يرب رزج Jizr Bery |
| Family: |
| Umbelliferae / Apiaceae, סוככיים |
Date Picture Taken: May 2, 2006
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| | Life form: |
| Annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, rosette, dissected twice or more |
| Flowers: |
| White |
| Flowering Period: |
| April, May, June, July, August |
| Habitat: |
| Herbaceous plant communities of the Mediterranean territory | | Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: April 23, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Daucus, the Latin name for carrot. Galen (Claudius Galenus of Pergamum (131 - 201 CE)), called it Daucus to distinguish the Carrot from the Parsnip.
carota; the name Carota for the garden Carrot is found first in the Roman writings of Athenaeus, of Naucratis in Egypt, Greek rhetorician and grammarian (2nd and beginning of the 3rd century CE.), and in a book on cookery by Apicius Czclius in 230 CE.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
- The standard author abbreviation Desf. is used to indicate René Louiche Desfontaines (1750 – 1833), aa French botanist.
- The standard author abbreviation Ball is used to indicate JOHN BALL (1818 - 1889) , an English botanist.
Date Picture Taken: May 17, 2008
Date Picture Taken: April 21, 2008
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