sarikaliste (Apiaceae) sugukonda porgandi (Daucus) perekonda kuuluv kaheaastane rohttaim
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Metsporgand on 20–90 cm kõrgune taim. Metsporgandi lehed on kaheli- või neljalisulgijad ja karekarvased. Õied liitsarikas on valget värvi, sarika keskel aga üks õis roosakat või punast värvi. Juur väike, valge ja inimestele mittesöödav.
a widely naturalized Eurasian biennial herb (Daucus carota) which has a whitish acrid taproot and flat lacelike clusters of tiny white flowers and from which the cultivated carrot originated
Eestis kasvab looduslikult vaid metsporgand (Daucus carota), valguse- ja kuivalembene kuni meetrikõrgune kaheaastane rohttaim. Juur on tal valge, peenike ja toiduks kõlbmatu.
Wild carrots grow up to 150 cm tall and have a hairless or bristly stem. The leaves are feathery in appearance and give off a carrot odour. Unlike commercial cultivated varieties (cultivars) of carrot, wild carrots have small, pale taproots. The white flowers grow in umbrella-like clusters up to 7cm in diameter and may have one purple or red flower in the centre.
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