Carrot belongs to the family: (NSCL 2018)

✅Explanation: Carrots (Daucus carota) belong to the Umbelliferae family, also known as the Apiaceae family. This family is characterized by its distinctive umbrella-like inflorescences (umbels) and includes other plants like celery, parsley, and dill.

🔑Key Points:
-Carrot is an annual or biennial herb with an erect or branched stem (30-120)cm high arising from a thick fleshy root.
-Carrot is an ancient cool season root vegetable.
-The edible portion is the fleshy taproot.
-Carrots' roots are rich sources of α and ß carotenes.
-Roots are used for making soups, curries, pickles.
-Carrots leaves are good sources of leaf protein.
-It is used as fodder and for the preparation of poultry feed.