BT Bloementapijten inheemse wilde bloemen

Wild carrot

Daucus carota
  • flower umbels in which the central flower sometimes takes on a pink/purple colour;
  • 2mm in size with numerous rays (short to long-haired);
  • the stout stem often tapers into a spike;
  • 2-3 pinnate leaves with linear and lanceolate segments;
  • minimum length: 30 cm;
  • maximum length: 90 cm;
  • flowers from June to October;
  • biennial;
  • light to full sun;
  • pollination: beetles, flies, hoverflies, …;
  • host plant for Old World swallowtail and large cabbage white