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Daucus Carota: Root Vegetable Wild Carrot Persia Taproot Selectively Bred Biennial Plant Apiaceae Rosette

The carrot is a root vegetable that is usually orange, though they can be purple, black, red, white, or yellow. Carrots are a domesticated form of wild carrots native to Europe and southwest Asia, originating in Persia where they were initially cultivated for their leaves and seeds. While the taproot is most commonly eaten, the greens are sometimes consumed as well. Carrots are a biennial plant that grows a rosette of leaves in its first year to develop the enlarged taproot, with fast varieties maturing in three months and slower varieties taking four months. Carrots are high in vitamins and nutrients but the myth that they improve night vision was propaganda by the British in WWII. China is the world's largest producer

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Daucus Carota: Root Vegetable Wild Carrot Persia Taproot Selectively Bred Biennial Plant Apiaceae Rosette

The carrot is a root vegetable that is usually orange, though they can be purple, black, red, white, or yellow. Carrots are a domesticated form of wild carrots native to Europe and southwest Asia, originating in Persia where they were initially cultivated for their leaves and seeds. While the taproot is most commonly eaten, the greens are sometimes consumed as well. Carrots are a biennial plant that grows a rosette of leaves in its first year to develop the enlarged taproot, with fast varieties maturing in three months and slower varieties taking four months. Carrots are high in vitamins and nutrients but the myth that they improve night vision was propaganda by the British in WWII. China is the world's largest producer

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The carrot (Daucus carota subsp.

sativus) is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though


purple, black, red, white, and yellow varieties exist. Carrots are a domesticated form of the wild
carrot, Daucus carota, native to Europe and southwestern Asia. The plant probably originated
in Persia and originally cultivated for its leaves and seeds. The most commonly eaten part of the
plant is the taproot, although the greens are sometimes eaten as well. The domestic carrot has
been selectively bred for its greatly enlarged, more palatable, less woody-textured taproot.
The carrot is a biennial plant in the umbellifer family Apiaceae. At first, it grows a rosette of leaves
while building up the enlarged taproot. Fast-growing varieties mature within three months (90
days) of sowing the seed, while slower-maturing varieties are harvested four months later (120
days). The roots contain high quantities of alpha- and beta-carotene, and are a good source
of vitamin K and vitamin B6, but the belief that eating carrots improves night vision is a myth put
forward by the British in World War II to mislead the enemy about their military capabilities.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reports that world production of
carrots and turnips (these plants are combined by the FAO) for the calendar year 2013 was 37.2
million tonnes; almost half (~45%) were grown in China. Carrots are widely used in many
cuisines, especially in the preparation of salads, and carrot salads are a tradition in many regional
cuisines.

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