Parsnip
Pastinaca sativa
- Layer 6 · Roots
- Edible companion
Status by region
No restrictions recorded in the lists we checked.
Checked against the European Union list (Regulation 1143/2014) · Portugal's national invasive species list (Decreto-Lei 92/2019).
Information based on the cited sources, not legal advice — always confirm your local rules.
About
Native to Eurasia, the parsnip is a biennial plant cultivated for its nutritious root with a sweet flavour. It forms part of the root layer of the food forest, although care is needed when handling the foliage in the sun due to its photoirritant sap.
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Needs
- Water: Medium
- Light: Full sun
- Size: Biennial herb up to 1 m
- Mature diameter: 0.4 m
- Soils: Clay, Loam, Sandy
- Climates: Atlantic coast, Inland / Continental, Mountain / cold
Calendar
- January — Harvest
- February — Harvest — Planting
- March — Planting
- April — Planting
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October — Harvest
- November — Harvest
- December — Harvest
- Harvest
- Planting
Medicinal use: The root is edible and very nutritious, although the sap from the foliage is phototoxic.
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Related plants
Other species in the same layer or with the same function.
See which trees the parsnip grows well with
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