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Pastinaca
Also called Parsnips
Pastinaca is a genus of about 15 flowering plants in the carrot family, best known for the root vegetable parsnip (Pastinaca sativa), a cool-season biennial grown for its pale tapering root. Grow it from fresh seed sown directly in deep, loose soil in cool weather.
Pastinaca (parsnips) is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, comprising 15 species. Economically, the most important member of the genus is Pastinaca sativa, the parsnip.
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