Parsnips Pastinaca sativa
Other Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Elaphoboscum sativum
- Phonetic Spelling
- pas-TIN-ih-kah sa-TEE-vah
- This plant has medium severity poison characteristics.
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- Description
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Parsnip is a cool season vegetable with edible roots. It is a coarse plant with hollow, ribbed stems; leaves alternate, clasping, 1-pinnately divided and the leaflets toothed or lobed
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Pastinaca
- Species:
- sativa
- Family:
- Apiaceae
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Europe
- Distribution:
- Throughout
- Edibility:
- The fleshy taproot from first-year plants is edible, either raw or as a cooked vegetable.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Cool Season Vegetable
- Edible
- Poisonous
- Vegetable
- Texture:
- Coarse
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Fruit:
- Fruit Description:
- fruit elongated, dry
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Panicle
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Description:
- flowers small in umbrella-shaped cluster
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Leaves:
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Edible Garden
