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All varieties of modern domesticated carrots descend from the wild carrot (Daucus carota). This plant was native to Europe and Southwest Asia and was thought to have originated from Iran and Afghanistan.The wild carrot root is edible, but becomes woody with age and is quite bitter.he United States, Russia and Uzbekistan all produce more than a million tonnes. Other large producers of this vegetable are Poland, the United Kingdom and Ukraine. Today, carrots are grown on every continent on Earth, apart from Antarctica.
But long before the Orange carrot became established in the 15th century, the white carrot (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) grew in Europe, often fed to cattle but also consumed by humans. Many people believe that the white carrots found in the speciality stores are just parsnips, this is not true. Parsnip is in the carrot family but a separate species. Parsnips tend to have a more golden brown or ivory colour and a more nutty taste, and they tend to be larger. Parsnip is pastinaca sativus. Cultivated carrots originated in the Afghanistan region and were yellow and purple.