Home> Plants > Vegetables Submit Your Photo Slide Show No 4 Of 12 Prev    Next Carrots  Publish Date : 23-06-2008 Hits : 33 Rating : Not rated The carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) It is a biennial plant which grows a rosette of leaves in the spring and summer, while building up the stout taproot, which stores large amounts of sugars for the plant to flower in the second year. The flowering stem grows to about 1 metre (3 ft) tall, with an umbel of white flowers. See this page here for some of the carrots nutrion facts. Rate This Photo 5 - Best4321 Add Your Comment Your Name * Your Comment * Enter Validation Code * Prev    Next