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Pastinaca sativa L.
Engl.: parsnip, wild parsnip.
Deu.: Pastinak, Pastinake.
Sven.: palsternacka, vanlig palsternacka.
Suom.: palsternakka.
Bot. syn.: Pastinaca fleischmannii Hladnik, Peucedanum sativum (L.) Benth. & Hook. f.
Classic texts: Salmon 1710.
Classic texts: John Hill 1812.
Classic texts: Sturtevant 1919.
Henriette's herbal blog: I found root parsley in a large deli last week -- and bought lots, of course.
Classic texts: Madaus 1938.
Classic texts: Journals: TNEMA 1882-1883.
Root vegetables: root parsley, parsnip and carrot, peeled. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Processed. 2005-02-10.
Classic texts: Scudder 1870.
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