Apiaceae

Daucus muricatus (L.) L.

Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Daucus

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Daucus muricatus (Daucus muricatus) — FlowerPhoto: Ricardo Lima, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: جزر جداري, أورلايا متوسطة
French: Carotte muriquée, Carotte épineuse
kab: Wazdel
Swedish: Spikmorot

Synonyms

Artedia muricata L.
Ballimon muricatulum Raf.
Caucalis muricata Crantz
Daucus grandiflorus Desf.
Daucus hispidissimus Sennen
Daucus muricatus f. heterocarpus Sennen ex Maire
Daucus muricatus f. macrocarpus Sennen
Daucus muricatus var. decumbens Batt.
Daucus muricatus var. erectus Batt.
Daucus muricatus var. littoralis DC.
Daucus pumilus Drude
Orlaya intermedia Boiss.
Peltactila grandiflora Raf.
Platyspermum grandiflorum Pomel
Platyspermum muricatum Hoffm.

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 110 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ricardo Lima, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mohamed LABANDJI, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: T Henshaw, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: joao.rafa.brites, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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). About our plant data.