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Parsnip

Pastinaca sativa

Parsnip

About

The parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a root vegetable closely related to the carrot and parsley. It is a biennial plant usually grown as an annual. Its long, tuberous root has cream-colored skin and flesh; and left in the ground to mature, it 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 its flowering stem, topped by an umbel of small...

Family
Apiaceae

How to use it

Parsnips are often grown for their long, tuberous roots, which become sweeter after winter frosts. They can be used in various culinary dishes, adding a unique flavor and texture. Additionally, they can produce beautiful yellow flowers if allowed to flower in their second growing season.

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Gardening tip

If you want the sweetest possible harvest, leave your parsnips in the ground to mature through the winter frosts, as the cold temperatures significantly improve their flavor.

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In the kitchen

The parsnip is a versatile root vegetable with light cream-colored skin and flesh. For the best culinary results, seek out roots that have experienced winter frosts, which naturally enhances their sweetness. Be sure to harvest them in their first growing season; if the plant is allowed to flower in its second year, the taproot becomes woody and inedible.

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Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Parsnip
Slug
parsnip
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Pastinaca
Species
sativa
Category
Root
Wikidata QID
Q188614
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
48

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