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Trachymene incisa
Trachymene incisa, the wild or Australian parsnip, is a perennial herb with a thick tuberous root, native to eastern Australia. It grows best in sandy, well-drained soil and open, sunny sites.
Trachymene incisa, the wild parsnip, is a perennial herb native to eastern Australia growing in sclerophyll forest and cleared areas, with a preferences for sandy soils and rock crevices.
Wild parsnip is 80 cm high with thick perennial rootstock and is sparsely hairy to almost hairless.
The roots are a traditional Aboriginal bushfood, and are eaten after baking in campfire coals or in earth ovens.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Trachymene incisa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
