Pastinaca sativa

yellow umbillifer flower, compound serrated leaves
Photo Credit: 
Magnus Manske (botanic garden UK)

Phytophoto dermatitis! See the link below for more info.  Naturalized throughout the region (the country!) especially along roadsides and agricultural field edges.

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NY Invasive Species Information

Plant Information

Common Name(s): 
wild parsnip
Type: 
Non-Native
Herbaceous Plants - Annuals, Biennials, Perennials
Native Region: 
Eurasia
Invasive Level: 
Invasive in Finger Lakes
Moisture: 
Dry
Moist
Light: 
Sun
Part Sun

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