PASTINACA L. - PARSNIP
Scientific Description:
Glabrous or hispid biennials or perennials; rootstock thick or thin; fibrous collar absent. Basal and lower leaves 1−2-pinnate, ultimate segments simple or pinnatisect. Upper stem leaves much reduced. Umbels terminal or axillary, 3−30-rayed. Bracts and bracteoles absent, 1−2, caducous, or 1−7, persistent, linear to lanceolate. Sepals absent. Petals whitish-red to yellow, equal. Fruit ± orbicular to obovate, strongly compressed dorsally, glabrous to hispid; dorsal ridges prominent, not winged; lateral ridges narrowly winged, not thickened; valleculae 1-vittate, vittae broad.
Reference:
Chamberlain DF (1972). Pastinaca L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 4: 481.
Public Description:
Pastinaca is a genus of biennial or perennial herbs, known as “parsnip”. There are 5 species in the world and 1 species (1 taxon) in Türkiye. The economically most important member of this genus is “ parsnip (Pastinaca sativa L.)”. They have whitish-red to yellow flowers.
References:
Anonymous 1 (2015). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastinaca, Accessed date: 20.12.2015.
Anonymous 2 (2015). http://www.bizimbitkiler.org.tr/v2/turkce.php, Accessed date: 20.12.2015.
Anonymous 3 (2015). http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Apiaceae/Pastinaca/, Accessed date: 20.12.2015.
Menemen Y (2012). Pastinaca L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 71.
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