▲ 91 ▼ Pulled some overgrown heirloom carrots from a neglected corner of my yard, love these cross sections (beehaw.org) submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by thrawn21@beehaw.org to c/greenspace@beehaw.org 18 comments fedilink hide all child comments From left to right: Uzbek Golden Purple Dragon Kyoto Red Gniff [Image description: Four brightly colored sliced carrots on a cutting board; being gold, purple with orange and green interior, red with interior rings of red and white, purple with purple and white radiating from center.]
[–] zarzamora@beehaw.org 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Beautiful! Ignorant question: are all of these edible? I vaguely remember that some wild carrots are toxic, isn't it? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PlantJam@beehaw.org 8 points 3 years ago Carrots are part of the Apiacea family (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apiacea). There are quite a few poisonous/toxic species in that family, and many of the species look alike to the untrained eye. What OP described are heirloom varieties of carrots, though, not wild carrots. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PlantJam@beehaw.org 8 points 3 years ago Carrots are part of the Apiacea family (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apiacea). There are quite a few poisonous/toxic species in that family, and many of the species look alike to the untrained eye. What OP described are heirloom varieties of carrots, though, not wild carrots. permalink fedilink source parent