Flower ID: IMG_6892.JPG-06-23-2023 Flower name (scientific): Pastinaca sativa Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) pas-TIN-ih-kah (or pas-tin-AY-ka) sa-TEE-vah Flower name (common): Wild Parsnip Family name (common): Carrot Family name (scientific): Apiaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Possibly from the Latin pastus meaning food, which refers to the edible root. Might also be from other Latin words meaning to dig (with reference to the root) or pasture. Specific epithet: Latin for planted, cultivated, or sown. Common name origin: From the growth habit and the edible root. Originally from fourteenth century Old English (with different spellings). Flower description: Size: 0.1 to 0.2 inches (3 to 5 mm) Petal count: 5 Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-flat Plant description: Size: 24 to 60 inches (61 to 150 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is compound Size: Lower compound leaves up to 45 to 55 cm long and 15 cm wide. Leaflets up to 8 to 20 cm long and 5 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, odd pinnate, leaflets ovate or elliptic (IL), oblong-elliptic to ovate in outline, pinnately 1 or 2 times, leaflets lanceolate or ovate to nearly circular (MP) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, invasive/Restricted in Wisconsin Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to July Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Biennial/Perennial Habitat: Pastures, fields, meadows, roadsides, disturbed areas, moist, sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. The flower clusters of Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders) have a vague similarity, but the leaf shapes of the two species are rather diferent. Ethnobotany: The Ojibwe use a small amount of the root mixed with other plants as a remedy for female troubles (Smith, p. 391, 1932). Latitude: 44.797038 Longitude: -91.512587 Altitude: 266.70 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa (The other infraspecific is Pastinaca sativa subsp. urens (Requien ex Grenier & Godron ) Čelakovský which has not been recorded from North America.)