Parsnip
The parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a root vegetable.
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Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Pastinaca |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/PastinacaP. sativa
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The parsnip is native to Eurasia; it has been used as a vegetable since antiquity. It was cultivated by the Romans. It was used as a sweetener before the arrival in Europe of cane sugar.
The plant is closely related to carrot and parsley; all belong to the family Apiaceae. Its long, tuberous root has cream-colored skin and flesh. Left in the ground to mature, it becomes sweeter in flavor after winter frosts.[2]
Parsnip Media
Pastinaca sativa fruits and seeds
Flowering parsnip, second year
Illustration from Johann Georg Sturm's 1796 Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen
Parsnip prepared with honey and mustard
Previous-year growth of wild parsnip as seen in the spring. Invasive specimen photographed in Ottawa, Ontario.
References
- ↑ "Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
{{citation}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ Rubatsky V.E. et al 1999. Carrots and related vegetable Umbelliferae. CABI Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85199-129-0