About garden parsley
Parsley, or garden parsley (Petroselinum crispum), is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae that is native to Greece, the Balkans, Algeria and Morocco. It has been introduced and naturalized in Europe and elsewhere in the world with suitable climates, and is widely cultivated as a herb and a vegetable. It is believed to have been originally grown in Sardinia, and was cultivated in around the 3rd century BC. Linnaeus stated its wild habitat to be Sardinia, from where it was brought to England and apparently first cultivated in Britain in 1548, though literary evidence suggests parsley was used in England in the Middle Ages as early as the Anglo-Saxon period.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Petroselinum crispum
- Genus
- Petroselinum
- Family
- APIACEAE
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Apiaceae
Carrot family
garden parsley belongs to the Apiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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