| Description | Albion Parsnips (Pastinaca sativa) An easy to grow Carrot-like, fall harvested root vegetable. |
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| Plant Type | Biennials, Edibles Vegetables, Site author's observations |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | loaming garden soil, friable, deep |
| Temperature | tolerates cool temps, heavy frosts will kill the top but not harm the taproot |
| Fruit | greenish-yellow. grow in compound umbels, typical carrot flower, since they are biennials will flower the second year |
| Leaves | green, pinnate |
| Roots | white taproot like a carrot |
| Propagation | seed in early spring, harvest in fall, harvest when reaches varieties size, sow in situ, on the slower side to germinate, seed thick and than thin to around 2-3 inches, may take multiple thinnings, pelted seeds easier to sow |
| Native Site | Europe and Western Asia, has become naturalized in many parts of North America |
| Misc Facts | Contact with the leaves can cause skin irritation. Pastinaca is derived from the Latin pastus meaning food. Genus name sativa means cultivated. AKA: BirdsNest, Hart's Eye, Madnip |
| Author's Notes | This has become a favorite fall vegetable for us. Seed in the spring and harvest in the fall. Easy to grow. Has a mild carrot taste. |
| Notes & Reference | #272-Parsley's, Fennel's and Queen Anne's Lace (Barbara Perry Lawton), Site Authors experience |
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