Daucus edulis (Lowe) Wojew., Reduron, Banasiak & Spalik

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Daucus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 1.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 1.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses essential oil medicinal
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Daucus edulis unspecified picture

Distribution

Daucus edulis world distribution map, present in Portugal

Conservation status

Daucus edulis threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77158615-1
WFO ID wfo-0001347054
COL ID 34BB2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Monizia edulis Melanoselinum edule Thapsia melanoselina Thapsia decipiens Thapsia edulis Daucus edulis