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Apiaceae
Petroselinum

not marked as a favorite taxon *Petroselinum crispum (P. Miller) Fuss. Common name: Parsley, Garden Parsley. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Commonly cultivated in gardens, rarely persistent or weakly escaped. Distribution: Native of Mediterranean Europe, cultivated and occasionally escaping throughout our region.

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Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa

Other Comments: This species is widely cultivated for its leaves as a culinary herb, but some cultivated forms have carrotlike taproots that are eaten raw or cooked (Nesom & Levin 2024).

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, Fl7, FNA13, G, K1, K4, MC, Meso4.1, Mi, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, RAB, Tx, WH3; Apium crispum P. Miller; = Apium petroselinum L. — S; = n/a — Pa, Tat; > Petroselinum crispum ssp. crispum — POWO. Basionym: Apium crispum P. Miller 1768

Links to other floras: = Petroselinum crispum - FNA13

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Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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native range: Europe