Pastinaca

Also known as parsnip, parsnips

Pastinaca (parsnips) is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, comprising 15 species. Economically, the most important member of the genus is Pastinaca sativa, the parsnip.

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Pastinaca is a genus within the family Apiaceae, commonly known as parsnip. It consists of biennial or perennial herbaceous plants, with approximately 14 species distributed across Europe and Asia. The genus is part of the subfamily Apioideae.

Records for this taxon are held by institutions including SMM, MO, ANSP, NHMUK, and NY. Occurrence data has been documented in the United States, Turkey, the Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, and the Netherlands. A separate, unaccepted taxon named Pastinaca was described by Swainson in 1838 as a marine genus in the family Gymnuridae, order Myliobatiformes, and class Elasmobranchii.

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Species

parsnips

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassElasmobranchii
OrderMyliobatiformes
FamilyDasyatidae

Habitatmarine

Native toAlbania, Altay, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia

Observations recorded66

欧防风属（学名：Pastinaca）是伞形科下的一个属，为二年生或多年生草本植物。该属共有约14种，分布于欧洲与亚洲。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 151
With media: 142
Family: Apiaceae
Collections: SMM, MO, ANSP, NHMUK, NY, MPM
Recorded in: United States, Turkey, Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, Netherlands, South Africa, France, Philippines

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Research

193 papers

Review of Pharmacological Properties and Chemical Constituents of Pastinaca sativa.Journal of pharmacopuncture · 2021
Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)-induced photosensitization.Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology · 2019
The Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa L), A Proposed Remedy as to a Fertile Agent in the Viewpoint of Iranian Traditional Medicine.Current drug discovery technologies · 2020
Pastinaca sativa L.: Nutritional Composition, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacological Properties Supporting Its Potential as a Functional Food and Therapeutic Agent.Food science & nutrition · 2026
Flavonoid Glycosides from Heracleum pastinaca Fenzl.Turkish journal of pharmaceutical sciences · 2019

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Apioideae
Image: Parsnips-1.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Pastinaca
Commons category: Pastinaca
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=8937
topic's main category: Category:Pastinaca
taxon common name: 欧防风属
PAEnflowered taxon URL: www.paenflowered.org/apgii/apiales/apiaceae/pastinaca

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Encyclopedic overview

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Etymology
Taxonomy
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Pastinaca (parsnips) is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, comprising 15 species. Economically, the most important member of the genus is Pastinaca sativa, the parsnip.

==Etymology== The etymology of the generic name Pastinaca is not known with certainty. The name may be derived from the Latin word pastino (or pastinare), meaning "to prepare the ground for planting of the vine" (or more simply, "to dig") or the Latin word pastus, meaning "food", liberally translated as "Earth-food".

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