Apiaceae
Wild carrot
Daucus carota
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Daucus
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsMildly toxic
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Mildly toxic
Mildly toxic to young children. Toxic principle: Falcarinol.
Signs: skin irritation, contact dermatitis.
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Is Wild carrot safe for cats, dogs and kids?
Is Wild carrot safe for cats?
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Is Wild carrot safe for dogs?
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Is Wild carrot safe for kids?
No. Our sources call Wild carrot mildly toxic to young children. Toxic principle: Falcarinol. Signs: skin irritation, contact dermatitis.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (87)
- aeb
- Sennèrya, سفنارية, Sfennèrya, سفنّارية, سنارية
- Afrikaans
- Wortel
- Albanian
- Karrota
- Arabic
- جزر شائع, حزر, سفناري
- Armenian
- Գազար վայրի
- arz
- جزر
- Azerbaijani
- Yabanı yerkökü
- Belarusian
- Морква дзікая
- Bulgarian
- Обикновен морков, Морков
- Burmese
- မုန်လာဥဝါ
- Cantonese
- 紅蘿蔔
- Catalan
- Pastanaga
- Chinese
- 野胡萝卜, 野胡蘿蔔, 南鹤虱, 胡萝卜, 鹤虱风, 鹤虱草
- chy
- Anonévee'tose
- Corsican
- Rundonu
- Croatian
- Mrkva
- cv
- Тискер кишĕр
- Czech
- Mrkev obecná
- Danish
- Vild gulerod, Gulerod
- English
- Wild carrot, Queen Anne's lace, Bird's nest, Bishop's lace, Devil’s plague
- Esperanto
- Karoto
- Estonian
- Metsporgand
- Filipino
- Karot
- Finnish
- Porkkana, Aitoporkkana
- French
- Carotte, Carotte sauvage
- frr
- Wil wochel
- German
- Wilde Möhre, Gewöhnliche Möhre
- Greek
- Δαύκος το καρωτόν
- Guarani
- Makychĩ guasu
- Hebrew
- גזר הגינה
- Hindi
- जंगली गाजर
- hsb
- Wšědna morchej
- Hungarian
- Vadmurok, Murok, Vadrépa
- Icelandic
- Gulrót
- Indonesian
- Wortel liar
- io
- Karoto
- Irish
- Bliúcán, Cairéad, Cuirdín, Mealbhacán
- Italian
- Carota
- Japanese
- ノラニンジン, ダウクス・カロタ, ワイルドキャロット
- Javanese
- Wortel
- kab
- Tazdalt
- Kannada
- ಗಜ್ಜರಿ
- Kazakh
- Сәбіз
- Korean
- 당근
- Kurdish
- Gêzer
- kw
- Las Myghternes Anna
- lah
- جنگلی گاجر
- Latin
- Perideridia gairdneri
- Latvian
- Savvaļas burkāns
- Lithuanian
- Paprastoji morka
- Macedonian
- Див морков
- Maithili
- गाजर
- Malay
- Lobak
- Malayalam
- കാരറ്റ്
- Mongolian
- Лууван
- nah
- Xōchicamohtli
- nan
- Âng-chhài-thâu, Lĭn-jín
- nap
- Pastenaca
- Nepali
- गाजर
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Gulrot
- nv
- Chąąshtʼezhiitsoh
- os
- Хъæддаг уырыдзы
- pcd
- Carotte batarde
- Persian
- هویج وحشی
- Polish
- Marchew zwyczajna
- Portuguese
- Cenoura
- Quechua
- Sanurya
- Romanian
- Morcov, Morcov sălbatic
- Russian
- Морковь дикая, Морковь каротинная, Морковь обыкновенная
- Serbian
- Дивља мрква
- Sindhi
- گجر
- Sinhala
- කැරට්
- Slovak
- Mrkva obyčajná
- Slovenian
- Navadno korenje
- Swedish
- Vildmorot
- Tajik
- Зардак
- Tamil
- மஞ்சள் முள்ளங்கி
- tcy
- ಕ್ಯಾರೇಟ್
- Thai
- แคร์รอต
- Turkish
- Havuç
- Ukrainian
- Морква дика
- Urdu
- گاجر
- Uzbek
- Geshir
- vep
- Morkofk
- vls
- Karote, Krote, Workel, Wortel
- Welsh
- Llys Meddyglyn, Meddyglyn, Moronen coch, Moronen wyllt, Moronen y maes, Nyth aderyn
- wuu
- 野胡萝卜
Synonyms
- Caucalis carota (L.) Crantz
- Daucus carota var. carota
- Daucus communis subsp. carota (L.) Rouy & E.G.Camus
- Daucus glaber Opiz ex Čelak.
- Daucus littoralis var. forsskalii Boiss.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Vera Buhl, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.