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[[File:PastinakePflanzegeerntet.jpg|thumb|right|''Parsnip'']]
The '''parsnip''' (Pastinaca sativa) is a root vegetable closely related to the carrot and parsley. It is a biennial plant usually grown as an annual.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Women's complaints}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver Liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Psoriasis}}, {{Uses|Vitiligo}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}.
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
Aliphatic esters (86.9–89.5%), among them octyl acetate (54.9–60.2%) and octyl butyrate (10.1–13.4%) were the most abundant.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|The leaves are compound i.e made up of two or more discrete leaflets}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Genera|5–7 mm|the The fruit is dry but does not split open when ripe|With hooked hairs|}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
Seed - sow from late winter to late spring in situ. Seed can be slow to germinate, especially from the earlier sowings .<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Roadsides}}, {{Commonly seen|Grassy waste places}}, {{Commonly seen|Chalk and limestoneLimestone}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14786419.2014.904311?src=recsys&journalCode=gnpl20 "chemical Chemical constituents"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/pastinaca/sativa/ "plant Plant charecteristics"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?LatinName=Pastinaca+sativa "Cultivation details"]</ref>
</references>
