Wild Parsnip
Trachymene incisa
Family: Apiaceae/Umbelliferae
Habitat: Sheltered woodland, especially gullies
Uses: The thickened taproot is edible raw or cooked, tasting rather like a parsnip.
References: Robinson
About Wild Parsnip
An erect herb to 50cm high. Tiny white flowers, fragile, in a dense terminal umbel appear in summer.
Photo: Mitchell Park, Cattai NSW.
Photo: Mitchell Park, Cattai NSW.
Photo: Mitchell Park, Cattai NSW.
Photo: Mitchell Park, Cattai NSW.
See Also
Australian Mammals
Australian Birds
Australian Reptiles
Australian Frogs
Australian Fish
Australian Spiders and Their Faces
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