Species library
GeoTrace Origin
Cited native regions and habitats. These are species references, not a trace of an individual specimen's origin.
Curated from cited sourcesTomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Western South America (Andean region); domesticated in Mesoamerica.
Curated from cited sourcesSweet basil
Ocimum basilicum
Tropical Africa and tropical Asia.
Curated from cited sourcesSpinach
Spinacia oleracea
Central and western Asia.
Curated from cited sourcesApple
Malus domestica
Central Asia (wild ancestor Malus sieversii).

Garden carrot (cultivated)
Daucus carota subsp. sativus
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Curated from cited sourcesNot documented in this entry.

Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
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Curated from cited sourcesSee the cited Kew species entry.

Culinary parsley
Petroselinum crispum
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Curated from cited sourcesNot documented in this entry.
