Pastinaca sativa
Parsnip
Also known as: Daucus carota subsp. sativus (DC.) Thell. +12 more
- Daucus carota subsp. sativus (DC.) Thell.
- Heracleum angustifolium Peterm.
- Heracleum polyphyllum Peterm.
- Pastinaca fleishmannii Hladnik, 1840
- Pastinaca germanica Kirschl.
- Pastinaca sativa Thomas ex DC.
- Pastinaca sativa var. heracleoides Boros
- Pastinaca taraxacifolia Sweet
- Pastinaca tereticaulis Boreau ex Nyman
- Peucedanum pastinaca (L.) Benth. & Hook.f.
- Peucedanum sativum (L.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Peucedanum sativum (L.) Benth. ex Hook.f.
- Peucedanum sativum (L.) S.Watson
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a biennial.
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Found natively in Temperate Asia and Europe, Pastinaca sativa (commonly known as Parsnip) is a biennial belonging to the Apiaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Biennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northern Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Poland, Romania, Sardegna, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Bolivia, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, Free State, Haiti, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Irkutsk, Jamaica, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, KwaZulu-Natal, Labrador, Laos, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Marianas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northern Provinces, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Peru, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Sweden, Tadzhikistan, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms