Apiaceae · Petroselinum

Garden Parsley

Petroselinum crispum

outdoor

Plant Details

Scientific name
Petroselinum crispum
Genus
Petroselinum
Family
Apiaceae
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf arrangement
BasalrecordedLeaves cluster at the base of the plant rather than along a stem.Where it grows as a biennial, in the first year, it forms a rosette of tripinnate leaves 10–25 cm long with numerous 1–3 cm leaflets, and a taproot used as a food store over the wi — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Leaf type
Tripinnately compoundrecordedThree times pinnately divided; the leaflets of a bipinnate leaf are themselves pinnate.Where it grows as a biennial, in the first year, it forms a rosette of tripinnate leaves 10–25 cm (3.9–9.8 in) long with numerous 1–3 cm leaflets, and a taproot used as a food stor — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Leaf shape
Deeply lobed/toothedrecorded

Typical of the family

Toothed margin leaf character
Margin
Toothed
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Garden Parsley itself; the rest are typical of the Apiaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Greenish-whiterecorded

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Umbel

Characters marked “recorded” are for Garden Parsley itself; the rest are typical of the Apiaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Garden Parsley

Garden parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is a species in the Apiaceae family.

Uses

Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten. Parts of this plant are reported as poisonous — treat it as unsafe to eat and wash your hands after handling.

In culture

It carries a body of folklore around it.

Illustration representing the Apiaceae family
Botanical family

Apiaceae

Carrot family

Garden Parsley belongs to the Apiaceae family.

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