This flower, called Queen Anne’s Lace, is actually a Wild Carrot!
- Carrots are a root vegetable.
- Carrots are a member of the Umbelliferae family, which also includes plants such as dill, fennel, parsley, parsnip, caraway and celery.
- In the 15th century, English women wore lacy carrot leaves in their hair.
- The scientific name for carrots is Daucus carota.
- Most people think all carrots are orange, but they can range in color from white to yellow to crimson!
- When carrots were first cultivated in Central Asia, the most common varieties were green and purple.
- The first carrots were not grown for food; they were to be used as medicine.
- One medium carrot counts as one 5 A Day serving of vegetables.
- Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, a substance our bodies convert into vitamin A.
- The Spanish word for carrot is zanahoria.
- The French word for carrot is carotte.
- The Italian word for carrot is la carota.
- The German word for carrot is Karotte.
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