Apiaceae · plant
Culinary parsley
Petroselinum crispum
Curated from cited sources
A familiar purchased culinary herb. Only the leaves are included here; no medicinal or concentrated infusion use is offered.
Detailed Nutrition AnalysisEdibility applies to listed parts only
One edible part does not make the whole plant edible. Parts marked unknown or toxic should not be eaten.Children & pets: Keep unidentified parsley-like wild plants away from children and pets.
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Petroselinum
- Native regions
- Not documented in this entry.
- Habitat
- Cultivated herb gardens and farms.
- Growing conditions
- See the University of Minnesota Extension parsley guide.
- Lifecycle
- Biennial herb, often grown as an annual.
- Flowering / fruiting
- Retail availability varies by grower.
- Uses
- Purchased leaves as garnish, salad herb or seasoning.
- Lookalikes
- Wild Apiaceae can include deadly hemlocks. Never substitute wild parsley-like greens.
- Allergies
- Individual herb allergies are possible. Culinary use does not imply safety of extracts or medicinal use.