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Pastinaca sativa

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Pastinaca sativa

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Also known as parsnip

thumb|Pastinaca sativa fruits and seeds thumb|right|Flowering parsnip, second year

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*Pastinaca sativa* L. is a species of plant in the family Apiaceae. It belongs to the genus *Pastinaca* and is classified within the order Apiales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species is commonly known as parsnip, Wild Parsnip, Gewöhnlicher Pastinak, Pastinaak en brandpastinaak, and pastinák setý. Its flowers are yellow or orange.

The plant has a recorded range in China and Fujian. It is utilized as a medicinal plant and is considered a useful plant. Occurrence records are held by institutions including NY, CAS, INECOL, and QUE, with data from the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The species has been described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Species

Pastinaca sativa

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderApiales
  5. FamilyApiaceae
Native toAlbania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, France
Observations recorded283,195

Common Name: parsnip

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
5,385
With media
4,121
Family
Apiaceae
Collections
NY, CAS, INECOL, QUE
Recorded in
United States, Mexico, Canada
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Key facts

Nutritional value.name
Parsnip, raw
Nutritional value.water
79.53 g
Nutritional value.kJ
314
Nutritional value.protein
1.2 g
Nutritional value.carbs
18 g
Nutritional value.fat
0.2 g
Nutritional value.fiber
4.9 g
Nutritional value.sugars
4.8
Nutritional value.calcium_mg
36
Nutritional value.iron_mg
0.59
Nutritional value.magnesium_mg
29
Nutritional value.phosphorus_mg
71
Nutritional value.potassium_mg
375
Nutritional value.sodium_mg
10
Nutritional value.zinc_mg
0.59
Nutritional value.manganese_mg
0.56
Nutritional value.vitC_mg
17
Nutritional value.thiamin_mg
0.09

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
useful plant
Parent taxon
Pastinaca
Image
Pastinaca sativa vallee-de-grace-amiens 80 21072007 4.jpg
Has use
medicinal plant
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taxon rank
species
taxon name
Pastinaca sativa
Commons category
Pastinaca sativa
Commons gallery
Pastinaca sativa
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=27018
taxon common name
navadni rebrinec
taxon range
Fujian
short name
P. sativa
taxon author citation
L.
flower color
orange
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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Taxonomy
  • Etymology
  • Distribution and habitat
  • Invasivity
  • Cultivation
  • History
  • Propagation
  • Problems
  • Toxicity
  • Uses
  • Nutrition
  • In culture
  • See also
  • References
  • External links
  • General

thumb|Pastinaca sativa fruits and seeds thumb|right|Flowering parsnip, second year

The parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a root vegetable closely related to carrot and parsley, all belonging to the flowering plant family Apiaceae. It is a biennial plant usually grown as an annual. Its long taproot has cream-colored skin and flesh, and, left in the ground to mature, becomes sweeter in flavor after winter frosts. In its first growing season, the plant has a rosette of pinnate, mid-green leaves. If unharvested, it produces a flowering stem topped by an umbel of small yellow flowers in its second growing season, later producing pale brown, flat, winged seeds. By this time, the stem has become woody, and the taproot inedible.

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