Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a biennial herbaceous plant of the Apiaceae family, cultivated for its edible root. The root is elongated, conical, spherical, white-yellowish. The flesh is juicy, aromatic, and has a pleasant taste. The leaves are petiolate, with large, toothed lobes, shiny on the upper side, and pubescent on the lower side. Because of these characteristics, parsnip leaves cannot be used in animal feed. Being a biennial plant, it forms the taproot and leaf rosette in the first year and the flowering stalk (reaching 1-2 cm in height), flowers, and fruit in the second year. The flowers are yellow and form large umbels. The fruits are oval-flattened looking and brownish.