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Parsnip

Pastinaca sativa

Parsnips are sweet, fragrant roots with a flavor between carrot, celery root, and warm spice. They are especially associated with cold-weather growing and storage.1

Connections

Parsnip is in the carrot family, Apiaceae, alongside carrots, celery, parsley, and dill. It is unrelated to potatoes, despite their similar storage-root role.

Further notes

UMaine places parsnip among the spring-sown root crops, reflecting its long, cool growing season.2

Footnotes

  1. University of Maine Cooperative Extension, “Food & Nutrition for the Home Gardener,” accessed July 17, 2026. ↩

  2. University of Maine Cooperative Extension, “Maine Vegetable Gardening: Keep Your Garden Growing,” accessed July 17, 2026. ↩

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