Parsnip

Pastinaca sativa

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	4-8 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Height	1.0
Width (m)	0.4
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Biennial
Layer	Roots
Uses
Edible	true
Edible parts	Leaves, Root, Seed
Warning	Weed potential
Names
Alternate name	Wild parsnip
German name	Pastinake
Taxonomy
Family	Apiaceae or umbelliferae
Origin and spread
Native to	Sicilia
Introduced into	Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Poland, Romania, Sardegna, South European Russi, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yugoslavia
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