Species

Pastinaca sativa

Common Name(s)

wild parsnip

Family

Apiaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

PASSAT

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Flower Colours

Yellow

Year Naturalised

1867

Origin

Europe

Reason for Introduction

Unknown

This page last updated on 26 Feb 2016