Taxon: Pastinaca sativa L. subsp. sylvestris (Mill.) Rouy & E. G. Camus

Summary

Genus:

Pastinaca

Family:

Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)

Subfamily:

Apioideae

Tribe:

Tordylieae

Subtribe:

Tordyliinae

Nomen number:

406686

Place of publication:

Fl. France 7:372. 1901 "silvestris"

Protologue link:

https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/idurl/1/10256

Verified:

12/27/2023 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Pastinaca sativa L. (80 active accession[s])
Pastinaca sativa L. subsp. sativa (9 active accession[s])
Pastinaca sativa L. subsp. urens (Req. ex Godr.) Čelak. (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Pastinaca sylvestris Mill.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
Cain, N. et al. 2010. The biology of Canadian weeds. 144. Pastinaca sativa L. Canad. J. Pl. Sci. 90:217-240. Note: as Pastinaca sativa commenting on changes of status on the recognition of sylvestris as varierty or subspecies
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
Jogesh, T. et al. 2015. Patterns of genetic diversity in the globally invasive species wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa). Invasive Pl. Sci. Managm. 8:415-429. DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-D-15-00024.1. Note: wild populations are known to be allelopathic and considered highly invasives
Menemen, Y. & S. L. Jury. 2001. A taxonomic revision of the genus Pastinaca L. (Umbelliferae). Israel J. Pl. Sci. 49:75.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Watson, M. F. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	wild parsnip			1	Watson, M. F. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Western Siberia	Western Siberia	w.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Lebanon			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Belarus			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Estonia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Latvia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Lithuania			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Moldova			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine	Krym		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Belgium			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czech Republic			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Netherlands			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Slovakia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Sweden			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bosnia and Herzegovina			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		incl. Sardinia, Sicily	Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Montenegro			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	North Macedonia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Serbia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Slovenia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		incl. Corsica	Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
4	Naturalized					natzd. elsewhere
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa			Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	China	China			Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan			Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia			Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand			Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Europe	Northern Europe	Finland			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
4	Naturalized	Europe	Northern Europe	Ireland			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
4	Naturalized	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina			Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile			Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Southern South America	Uruguay			Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.

Native
Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Lebanon, Turkey
CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia (w.)]

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom, Sweden
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine [Krym]
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica)

Naturalized

REGION:

Africa

SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa

Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China
EASTERN ASIA: Japan

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, Ireland, Norway

Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Yukon], United States [Alaska]
EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]

Southern America

SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay

Reference(s)

Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Vertebrate poisons	mammals	Watson, M. F. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Vertebrate poisons	mammals	Jogesh, T. et al. 2015. Patterns of genetic diversity in the globally invasive species wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa). Invasive Pl. Sci. Managm. 8:415-429. DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-D-15-00024.1. Note: wild populations are known to be allelopathic and considered highly invasives
Weed		Averill, K. M. & A. DiTommaso. 2007. Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a troublesome species of increasing concern. Weed Technol. 21:279-287. Note: mentions
Weed		Jogesh, T. et al. 2015. Patterns of genetic diversity in the globally invasive species wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa). Invasive Pl. Sci. Managm. 8:415-429. DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-D-15-00024.1. Note: wild populations are known to be allelopathic and considered highly invasives

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=406686. Accessed 12 May 2026.