Native to 66 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia; introduced into 121 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, Southern America, and Other regions (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Greece, Crete, Chania (Apokoronos)
35.4275, 24.189167
Location Remarks
Roadside near Douliana, ca. 20 km east of Chania.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Daucus
Specific Epithet
carota
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#325,667 of 335,497
Top 98%
Extinction probability
6%