Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Apiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Pastinaca sativa
FAMILY
Apiaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Wild Parsnip at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pastinaca sativa
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-35-001:
Pastinaca sativa FAMILY Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pastinaca sativa
COMMON NAME:
Wild Parsnip
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JK Marlow jkm0507h_26
July Pocahontas County WV
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm0507h_27
July Pocahontas County WV
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm0507h_29
July Pocahontas County WV
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm0507i_06
July Pocahontas County WV
Tea Creek Recreation Area
Stem hollow or solid, ribbed, per Flora of China.
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Ohio State Weed Lab Archive, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_1552218
Month Unknown
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John Cardina, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_1552221
Month Unknown
Fruit broadly ellipsoid, glabrous, strongly flattened dorsally, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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John Cardina, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_1558142
Month Unknown
Umbels compound, terminal and lateral, rays 12-25, spreading-ascending, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5450891
Month Unknown
A tall plant, up to 6', per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5450899
Month Unknown
In the family Apiaceae, petioles are usually sheathing at their base, per Flora of China.
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5450902
Month Unknown
Root rich in starch & sugar, used as food, animal fodder, and in wine making, per Flora of China.
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5450912
Month Unknown
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Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org bug_5524988
Month Unknown
Leaves long-stalked and pinnately divided, the segments toothed thoughout, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Pastinaca sativa
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pastinaca sativa
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-35-001:
Pastinaca sativa
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pastinaca sativa
3041
Forb
Biennial
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
1- or 2-pinnately compound
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
Inferior ovary
Flowers in compound umbels
FRUIT:
Summer
Schizocarp of two mericarps
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p258
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p114
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p138