Pastinaca sativa, Parsnip - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Parsnip

Botanical name & synonyms: Pastinaca sativa, Anethum pastinaca, Elaphoboscum sativum, Peucedanum pastinaca, Peucedanum sativum, Selinum pastinaca

Family: Carrot, parsley (Apiaceae, Umbelliferae)

• native to Eurasia
  

• annual to biennial
  

• 30 to 120cm
  

• flower VII to IX
  

• plant community: ruderal
  

• cultivated as root vegetable
  

• for bees
  

• weight of 1 000 seeds = 3 gram