Pollinator plant

Wild Parsnip

Pastinaca sativa

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Common names

49 names · 34 languages
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Other languages (33)
Dutch
French
Afrikaans
Belarusian
  • Пастарнак пасяўны[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Croatian
  • Pitomi pastrnak[3]
Czech
  • pastinák setý[3]
Danish
  • Almindelig Pastinak[3]
  • Pastinak[3]
  • Vild pastinak[3]
Estonian
  • aed-moorputk[3]
  • pastinaak[3]
Finnish
  • euroopanpalsternakka[3]
  • palsternakka[3]
German
Greek
  • Παστινάκα η εδώδιμη[3]
  • Παστινάκι[3]
Hungarian
  • Pasztinák[3]
Italian
Japanese
  • アメリカボウフウ[3]
Latvian
  • Pļavas pastinaks[3]
Lithuanian
  • Paprastasis pastarnokas[3]
Mongolian
  • Таримал цоор[3]
Norwegian
Polish
  • Pasternak zwyczajny[3]
Portuguese
Romanian
  • Păstârnac[3]
Russian
  • Пастернак посевной[3]
Serbian
  • Pastrnak obični[3]
  • Пастрнак обични[3]
Slovak
  • paštrnák siaty[3]
Slovenian
  • navadni rebrinec[3]
Spanish
Swedish
  • palsternacka[3]
Turkish
  • pastinaka[3]
  • Yaban Havucu[3]
  • Şeker Havucu[3]
Ukrainian
  • Пастернак посівний[3]
Washo
Welsh
  • pannas y moch[3]
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Pastinaca sativa — Plant Toolbox common names ↗

NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox; English common names in a United States horticultural reference.

Source records
  • Parsnip — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(1); heading: Common Name(s):; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Parsnips — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(2); heading: Common Name(s):; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Wild Parsnip — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(3); heading: Common Name(s):; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Wild Parsnips — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(4); heading: Common Name(s):; Pastinaca sativa.
[2] Pastinaca sativa — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • parsnip — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Pastinak — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • poison parsnip — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • wild parsnip — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • chirivía — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • panais — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Pastinaca comune — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Pastinaak — results[0].names[20]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Cherôvia — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • chirívia — results[0].names[29]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • pastinaga — results[0].names[30]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
[3] Pastinaca sativa — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • parsnip — results[21].names[3]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Pastinak — results[21].names[8]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • poison parsnip — results[21].names[4]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • wild parsnip — results[21].names[2]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • chirivía — results[21].names[1]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • panais — results[21].names[6]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Pastinaca comune — results[21].names[16]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Pastinaak — results[21].names[20]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Cherôvia — results[21].names[19]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • chirívia — results[21].names[29]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • pastinaga — results[21].names[30]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • k'ómho — results[21].names[5]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Пастернак посевной — results[21].names[7]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • pastinák setý — results[21].names[9]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Almindelig Pastinak — results[21].names[10]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Paprastasis pastarnokas — results[21].names[11]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Παστινάκα η εδώδιμη — results[21].names[12]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Pastinak — results[21].names[13]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • pastinakk — results[21].names[14]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Vild pastinak — results[21].names[15]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • euroopanpalsternakka — results[21].names[17]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Pasternak zwyczajny — results[21].names[18]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • アメリカボウフウ — results[21].names[22]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • palsternacka — results[21].names[23]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • aed-moorputk — results[21].names[24]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • pastinaak — results[21].names[25]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • 歐防風 — results[21].names[26]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • 欧防风 — results[21].names[27]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • paštrnák siaty — results[21].names[28]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • pastinaka — results[21].names[31]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Păstârnac — results[21].names[32]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Пастернак посівний — results[21].names[33]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Пастарнак пасяўны — results[21].names[34]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • parsnip — results[21].names[35]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • witwortel — results[21].names[36]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Таримал цоор — results[21].names[37]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Pastrnak obični — results[21].names[38]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Пастрнак обични — results[21].names[39]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Παστινάκι — results[21].names[40]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Pļavas pastinaks — results[21].names[41]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • navadni rebrinec — results[21].names[42]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • palsternakka — results[21].names[43]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Pitomi pastrnak — results[21].names[44]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Pasztinák — results[21].names[45]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • pannas y moch — results[21].names[46]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Şeker Havucu — results[21].names[47]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
  • Yaban Havucu — results[21].names[48]; taxon id 59778; Pastinaca sativa.
[4] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • wild parsnip — Page 3, column 2, row top 502 pt; common-name cell after Pastinaca sativa.; Pastinaca sativa.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Pastinaca sativa is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Apiaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Plant habit
Erect

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Life cycle
Biennial

NC State Extension profile.

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Growth rate
Medium

NC State Extension profile.

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Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

NC State Extension profile.

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Moisture and drainage
Good Drainage; Moist; Occasionally Dry; Occasionally Wet

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Soil texture
Clay; Loam (Silt); Sand

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Flowering season
Spring; Summer

NC State Extension profile. Seasons reflect the source region and do not verify the catalogue’s exact flowering months.

Sources [2]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Pastinaca sativa in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [3]
Native range
Europe to C. Siberia and Lebanon.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [4]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Pastinaca sativa — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2582469; ID 764GT; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2582469; ID 764GT; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. NC State Extension Pastinaca sativa — Plant Toolbox

    NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Growing conditions and seasons reflect its United States horticultural context.

    Supports: Plant habitLife cycleGrowth rateLightMoisture and drainageSoil textureFlowering season
    Relevant sections
    • Plant habit: Habit/Form
    • Life cycle: Life Cycle
    • Growth rate: Growth Rate
    • Light: Light
    • Moisture and drainage: Soil Drainage
    • Soil texture: Soil Texture
    • Flowering season: Flower Bloom Time

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  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 3, column 2, entry Pastinaca sativa (top 502 pt)

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  4. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pastinaca sativa — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 543275; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 840850, 840854, 840855, 840856, 840857, 840858, 840859, 840860, 840861, 840862, 840863, 840865, 840866, 840867, 840868, 840869, 840870, 840871, 840873, 840874, 840875, 840876, 840877, 840878, 840879, 840881, 840882, 840889, 840892, 840894, 840903, 840904, 840905, 840906, 840907

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.