Native to Central Asia and the Mediterranean. It belongs to the Umbelliferae family and to the genus Daucus.
Bi-annual plant with napiform root and with variable shape and color, white flowers in inflorescences in compound umbel and the fruit is a diaquenium welded by its flat face.
It is one of the most cultivated vegetables in the world and the most productive countries are China, the United States, Russia and Poland.
