Pacific hemlock-parsley
Conioselinum vaginatum

Family: Apiaceae

What it is like

A stout herb. It grows 1.2 m high. The stems are hollow and branched. It has a rhizome or underground stem and cluster of fleshy roots. The leaves are oval or triangle shaped and 15-30 cm long. The leaf stalk is3-15 cm long. The leaves are divided 2 or 3 times. Te flowers are white and in umbrella like heads. The fruit are oblong and 6-8 mm long and 3 mm wide.

Where it is found

It grows on sandy or gravelly beaches. In western China it grows in grassland between 1,300-2,700 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Canada, Central Asia, China, Europe, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, North America, Russia, Siberia, Taiwan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Root

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Conioselinum altaicum Rupr.; Conioselinum boreale Schischk.; Conioselinum fischeri Wimm. & Grab.; Conioselinum gmelinii (Bray) Steud.;