Daucus pumilus

Daucus pumilus is a species of plants in the carrot family Apiaceae.^[1][2]

Daucus pumilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Daucus
Species:	D. pumilus
Binomial name
Daucus pumilus (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link
Synonyms
List Caucalis cretica Salzm. ex Boiss. Caucalis maritima Gouan Caucalis pumila L. Daucus maritimus (L.) Gaertn. Daucus microphyllus C.Presl ex DC. Daucus pusillus var. microphyllus (C.Presl ex DC.) Torr. & A.Gray Orlaya bubania Philippe Orlaya cretica Nyman Orlaya maritima (L.) W.D.J.Koch Orlaya pumila (L.) Halácsy Pseudorlaya maritima (L.) Murb. Pseudorlaya pumila (L.) Grande Pseudorlaya pycnacantha H.Lindb.

Distribution

This species is native to the Canary Islands, but is found throughout the Mediterranean region, including Southern Europe, North Africa and the Levant.^[3]

In Maltese, it is called Zunnarija tar-ramel (Sand Carrot), and it reported to be very uncommon.^[4]