Index / Search / Pastinaca sativa
§1 Plant
Pastinaca sativa L.
vernacular wild parsnip — species · Apiaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Biennial, Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Apiaceae Lindl.
- Genus
- Pastinaca
§2a
Native status, by region
- AK Alaska Introduced
- CAN Canada Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
- SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Introduced
§2b
County-level range
· 925 counties across 44 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 925 counties across 44 states/territories.
Alaska view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 2 I ▾
California view state ↗ 12 I ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 4 I ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 I ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 12 I ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 102 I ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 51 I ▾
- Benton 18007
- Blackford 18009
- Boone 18011
- Carroll 18015
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Clinton 18023
- Crawford 18025
- Dearborn 18029
- Decatur 18031
- DeKalb 18033
- Delaware 18035
- Fayette 18041
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Johnson 18081
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Parke 18121
- Pike 18125
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Rush 18139
- Shelby 18145
- St. Joseph 18141
- Sullivan 18153
- Switzerland 18155
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Union 18161
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 34 I ▾
- Buchanan 19019
- Calhoun 19025
- Carroll 19027
- Cerro Gordo 19033
- Chickasaw 19037
- Crawford 19047
- Dubuque 19061
- Fayette 19065
- Greene 19073
- Hancock 19081
- Harrison 19085
- Jackson 19097
- Lee 19111
- Madison 19121
- Mahaska 19123
- Marshall 19127
- Monona 19133
- O'Brien 19141
- Osceola 19143
- Page 19145
- Plymouth 19149
- Poweshiek 19157
- Sac 19161
- Shelby 19165
- Sioux 19167
- Story 19169
- Tama 19171
- Taylor 19173
- Union 19175
- Washington 19183
- Webster 19187
- Winnebago 19189
- Winneshiek 19191
- Woodbury 19193
Kansas view state ↗ 19 I ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 31 I ▾
- Adair 21001
- Anderson 21005
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Bourbon 21017
- Bracken 21023
- Campbell 21037
- Casey 21045
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Fayette 21067
- Franklin 21073
- Gallatin 21077
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Henry 21103
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Lee 21129
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Madison 21151
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Pendleton 21191
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Shelby 21211
- Spencer 21215
Louisiana view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Maine view state ↗ 16 I ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 13 I ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 39 I ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Alger 26003
- Alpena 26007
- Baraga 26013
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Delta 26041
- Emmet 26047
- Gladwin 26051
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Houghton 26061
- Ingham 26065
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kalkaska 26079
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Marquette 26103
- Midland 26111
- Monroe 26115
- Muskegon 26121
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- Ontonagon 26131
- Ottawa 26139
- Presque Isle 26141
- Schoolcraft 26153
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 38 I ▾
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Blue Earth 27013
- Cass 27021
- Clay 27027
- Cook 27031
- Dakota 27037
- Dodge 27039
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Fillmore 27045
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Itasca 27061
- Jackson 27063
- Kittson 27069
- Koochiching 27071
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Martin 27091
- Mower 27099
- Nobles 27105
- Olmsted 27109
- Pipestone 27117
- Ramsey 27123
- Rice 27131
- Sherburne 27141
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Todd 27153
- Wabasha 27157
- Waseca 27161
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
Mississippi view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 72 I ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Atchison 29005
- Audrain 29007
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Chariton 29041
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Dade 29057
- Daviess 29061
- DeKalb 29063
- Franklin 29071
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- Mercer 29129
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scotland 29199
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Warren 29219
- Worth 29227
- Wright 29229
Montana view state ↗ 18 I ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 16 I ▾
Nevada view state ↗ 7 I ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 10 I ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 15 I ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 2 I ▾
New York view state ↗ 32 I ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Chenango 36017
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Lewis 36049
- Livingston 36051
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Oneida 36065
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
North Carolina view state ↗ 19 I ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 17 I ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 80 I ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Brown 39015
- Butler 39017
- Carroll 39019
- Champaign 39021
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Fulton 39051
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Greene 39057
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Harrison 39067
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Logan 39091
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Mahoning 39099
- Marion 39101
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Mercer 39107
- Monroe 39111
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Morrow 39117
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Ottawa 39123
- Paulding 39125
- Perry 39127
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Preble 39135
- Putnam 39137
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Seneca 39147
- Shelby 39149
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Union 39159
- Van Wert 39161
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Oklahoma view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 12 I ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 64 I ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 1 I ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 1 I ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 4 I ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 13 I ▾
Utah view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 13 I ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 40 I ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Alleghany 51005
- Amherst 51009
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Campbell 51031
- Carroll 51035
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Dickenson 51051
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Halifax 51083
- Henrico 51087
- Highland 51091
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Montgomery 51121
- New Kent 51127
- Orange 51137
- Prince Edward 51147
- Pulaski 51155
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
Washington view state ↗ 10 I ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 33 I ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Berkeley 54003
- Braxton 54007
- Brooke 54009
- Calhoun 54013
- Doddridge 54017
- Fayette 54019
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hancock 54029
- Hardy 54031
- Harrison 54033
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Morgan 54065
- Ohio 54069
- Pendleton 54071
- Pocahontas 54075
- Putnam 54079
- Randolph 54083
- Ritchie 54085
- Summers 54089
- Tucker 54093
- Tyler 54095
- Upshur 54097
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wood 54107
Wisconsin view state ↗ 42 I ▾
- Ashland 55003
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Chippewa 55017
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Florence 55037
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Forest 55041
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- Kewaunee 55061
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marinette 55075
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Pierce 55093
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- Taylor 55119
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Washington 55131
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/PASA2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/8262702 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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