Photo: Daucus carota 14.
Flowering plants. A ditch outside of Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Wild. 2011-07-13.
Flowering plants. A ditch outside of Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Wild. 2011-07-13.
Flower cluster. A ditch outside of Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Wild. 2011-07-13.
Flower clusters. A ditch outside of Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Wild. 2011-07-13.
Seed cluster, all balled up. Westers garden, Kemiö, Finland. Planted. 2011-08-20.
Seed cluster, all balled up. Westers garden, Kemiö, Finland. Planted. 2011-08-20.
Flower cluster going to seed. Westers garden, Kemiö, Finland. Planted. 2011-08-20.
Closeup of flower with purple centerflower. Compare this to Aethusa cynapium. McKenzie Bridge, OR, US. Wild. 1996-07-15.
Closeup of flower, without the expected purple centerflower. BGBM, Berlin, Germany. Planted. 1995-06-01.
Seedhead, and flowers with purple centerflower. Botanical garden Kumpula, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2002-07-26.
Cultivars: orange, yellow and dark purple carrots, peeled. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Processed. 2005-08-28.
Green seedhead, rolled up into a ball, view from the side Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2004-08-16.
Green seedhead curling up seen from above, with the purple centerflower visible in the middle of the nest. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2004-08-16.
Green seedhead, rolled up into a ball, view from above. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2004-08-16.
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