Petroselinum

Petroselinum is a genus of two parsley species of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to western and southern Europe and northern Africa.

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Petroselinum is a genus of plants in the family Apiaceae, commonly known as parsley. It belongs to the order Apiales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta within the kingdom Plantae. The genus was described by J. Hill in 1756 and is currently accepted. Its parent taxon is Apieae.

The native range of Petroselinum includes Algeria, Greece, Morocco, and the NW. Balkan Pen. Occurrence records have been documented in South Africa, Brazil, the United States, Azerbaijan, and Canada. The taxon is associated with 18,052 occurrence records and 718 PubMed entries.

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Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderApiales
FamilyApiaceae

Native toAlgeria, Greece, Morocco, NW. Balkan Pen.

Observations recorded18,052

Petroselinum ist eine Pflanzengattung in der Familie der Doldenblütler (Apiaceae). Die lediglich zwei Arten sind in Europa verbreitet. Eine Art, die Petersilie, ist eine Heil- und Gewürzpflanze und wird als bekanntes Küchenkraut hauptsächlich in den gemäßigten Breiten weltweit kultiviert und eingebürgert.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 66
With media: 46
Family: Apiaceae
Collections: NY, MO, SBBG, CM, BRY, UNESP-IBILCE
Recorded in: South Africa, Brazil, United States, Azerbaijan, Canada, Brasil, El Salvador, Australia

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Research

718 papers

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Fuss (Parsley): An Updated Review of the Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology.Journal of agricultural and food chemistry · 2024
Renal health benefits and therapeutic effects of parsley (Petroselinum crispum): a review.Frontiers in medicine · 2024
Parsley.2006
Petroselinum crispum Extract Prevents Scopolamine-Induced Lens Damage in Rats.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2023
Petroselinum sativum (Parsley) extract suppresses oxidative stress and inflammatory responses in human keratinocytes and reduces atopic dermatitis symptoms in mouse skin.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Apieae
Image: Parsley Curled.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Petroselinum
Commons category: Petroselinum
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=9180
topic's main category: Category:Petroselinum
taxon common name: peteršilj
Flora of the Hawaiian Islands URL: naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/hawaiianflora/genusdescr.cfm?genus=Petroselinum

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Petroselinum is a genus of two parsley species of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to western and southern Europe and northern Africa.

Plants of this genus are bright green, hairless, biennial and herbaceous; they are rarely annual plants. In the first year, they form a rosette of pinnate to tripinnate leaves and a tap root used as a food store over the winter. In the second year they grow a flowering stem up to 1 m tall with sparser leaves and umbels of white or pinkish to yellowish-green flowers.

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