Carrot (Daucus carota) taproots.

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Organically raised carrots from a home garden. Carrots are biennials, flowering in the plant's second year. The edible part of a carrot is a taproot modified to store nutrients from the first year into the second.

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Size: 3516px × 4800px
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Photo credit: © Custom Life Science Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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