Taxon:  Daucus pusillus Michx.



Summary
Genus:
Daucus
Section:
Daucus
Family:
Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)
Subfamily:
Apioideae
Tribe:
Scandiceae
Subtribe:
Daucinae
Nomen number:
13355
Place of publication:
Fl. bor.-amer. 1:164.  1803
Comment:
valid publication verified from original literature
Verified:
09/03/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (3  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Daucus brevifolius Raf.
Daucus hispidifolius Clos
Daucus montevidensis Link ex Spreng.
Daucus scaber Larrañaga

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Angely, J. A. 1965. Flora analitica do Parana.
  2. Arbizu, C. I. et al. 2016. Integrated molecular and morphological studies of the Daucus guttatus complex (Apiaceae). Syst. Bot. 41:479-492. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  3. Banasiak, L. et al. 2016. Phylogeny of Apiaceae subtribe Daucinae and the taxonomic delineation of its genera. Taxon 65:563-585.
  4. Cabrera, A. L., ed. 1965-1970. Flora de la provincia de Buenos Aires.
  5. Camadro, E. L. et al. 2008. Compatibility relations between the edible carrot Daucus carota and D. pusillus, a related wild species from the Argentinian Pampas. Euphytica 159:103-109. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
  6. CONABIO. Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad en Mexico. Sistema Integrado de Información Taxonómica (SIIT) (on-line resource).
  7. Correa, M. N. 1969-. Flora patagonica.
  8. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
  9. Davis, R. 1952. Flora of Idaho.
  10. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  11. Grzebelus, D. et al. 2011. Chapter 7. Daucus. In: Kole, C., ed., Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, vegetables 91-113.
  12. Harrington, H. 1954. Manual of the plants of Colorado.
  13. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
  14. Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
  15. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  16. Iovene, M. et al. 2011. Comparative FISH mapping of Daucus species (Apiaceae family). Chromosome Res. 19:493-506.
  17. Lee, B.-Y. & S. R. Downie. 1999. A molecular phylogeny of Apiaceae tribe Caucalidae and related taxa: inferences based on ITS sequence data. Syst. Bot. 24:461-479. Note: this study evaluated the monophyly of tribe Caucalideae, and its affinities to tribes Scandiceae and Laserpitieae; the phylogeny resolved Daucus as polyphyletic, with one group allied to Pseudorlaya, Pachyctenium and a second distant group allied to Agrocharis; Daucus pusillus was resolved in this second group far removed from D. carota
  18. Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
  19. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
  20. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
  21. Mohlenbrock, R. H. & D. M. Ladd. 1978. Distribution of Illinois vascular plants
  22. Munz, P. A. & D. D. Keck. 1959. A California flora.
  23. Nakajima, Y. et al. 1998. Characterization of genetic diversity of nuclear and mitochondrial genomes in Daucus varieties by RAPD and AFLP. Pl. Cell Rep. 17:848-853. Note: this study examined the genetic variation of 12 taxa in the genus including Daucus; two USDA accessions (PI 349267 and PI 511864) were cited for D. pusillus; dendrograms based on nuclear DNA and mDNA resolved both accessions together and removed from the D. carota group
  24. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  25. Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
  26. Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
  27. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  28. Spalik, K. & S. R. Downie. 2007. Intercontinental disjunctions in Cryptotaenia (Apiaceae, Oenantheae): an appraisal using molecular data. J. Biogeogr. 34:2039-2045.
  29. Spooner, D. et al. 2013. Molecular phylogeny of Daucus (Apiaceae). Syst. Bot. 38:850-857. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  30. Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
  31. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishrattlesnake-weed  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinois Mohlenbrock, R. H. & D. M. Ladd. 1978. Distribution of Illinois vascular plants
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesKansas McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMissouri McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesOklahoma McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonora Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesColorado Harrington, H. 1954. Manual of the plants of Colorado.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesIdaho McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregon Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWashington Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexico Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesArkansas McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippi Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennessee McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbias.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaná Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChubut Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCórdoba Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Ríos Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Pampa Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaNeuquén Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaRío Negro Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Luis Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSantiago del Estero Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileAisén del General Carlos Ibañez del Campo Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileBiobío Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileCoquimbo Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileLibertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileLos Lagos Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileMaule Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileRegión Metropolitana de Santiago Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguayArtigas Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguayCanelones Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguayCerro Largo Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguayColonia Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguayFlorida Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguayLavalleja Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguayMaldonado Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguayMontevideo Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguaySalto Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguaySan Jose Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguaySoriano Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguayTacuarembo Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Native
Northern America
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia (s.)]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Washington]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Sonora]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Córdoba, Buenos Aires, Chubut, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, La Pampa, Neuquén, Río Negro, Santiago del Estero, San Luis], Chile [Coquimbo, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Biobío, Maule, Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Los Lagos, Aisén del General Carlos Ibañez del Campo], Uruguay [Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Florida, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Salto, San Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembo]

Reference(s)
  1. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
  2. Harrington, H. 1954. Manual of the plants of Colorado.
  3. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
  4. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  5. Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
  6. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
  7. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
  8. Mohlenbrock, R. H. & D. M. Ladd. 1978. Distribution of Illinois vascular plants
  9. Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
  10. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  11. Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
  12. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weedpotential seed contaminant Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grin-global.warwick.ac.uk/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=13355. Accessed 11 May 2026.