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APIACEAE - - Carrot Family
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Pastures, fields, roadsides, waste places; native of Europe. The cultivated carrot is a form with a fleshy taproot rich in carotene; the familiar field weed has a "carroty" flavor, but the root is woody and tan in color.
Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.
Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].
Guide to the Wildflowers, Trees and Shrubs of North Georgia and Adjacent States
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