Pastinaca

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Pastinaca in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Pastinaca (name from the Latin pastus, food). Umbelliferae. About a dozen species of tall herbs native to Eu. and Asia, by Bentham & Hooker united with the genus Peucedanum; but by Engler & Prantl and others kept distinct. It is distinguished from Heracleum and Peucedanum by technical characters of the fr. Fls. yellow, small, in compound naked umbels; calyx-teeth obsolete. Pastinaca is known to horticulturists in the parsnip (which see), P. sativa, Linn. It is a native of Eu., but is now grown in cool-temperate countries for its large edible root. In deep moist soil and a cool climate, the roots become 18-20 in. long and 4 in. or more in diam. at the crown. It was cult, before the Christian era. It has run wild from gardens, often becoming a bad weed in neglected fields and on roadsides. P. sativa is a robust biennial, sending up a grooved st. (which becomes hollow) 3-5 ft.: lvs. odd-pinnate, with 3-4 pairs of sessile ovate or oblong sharp-toothed and notched lfts. the terminal 1ft. 3-lobed: fr. ("seed") thin and flat, retaining its vitality only a year or two. When run wild, it loses its thick root, and sometimes it becomes annual. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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