madnep

• Planta bienal silvestre, común en Europa y América, de hojas grandes pinnadas y flores amarillas, con raíz amarga y ligeramente tóxica; es el antepasado del pastinaca cultivada.

A biennial weed found in Europe and America, characterized by large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers, with a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; it is the ancestor of the cultivated parsnip.

1. Wild parsnipC2formalscientific

   A biennial weed native to Europe and America, characterized by large pinnate leaves, yellow flowers, and a bitter, somewhat poisonous root; it is considered the ancestor of the cultivated parsnip.

   Chirivía silvestre

   • The madnep is often found growing along roadsides and in disturbed fields.
   • Farmers often remove madnep from their fields because its root is toxic to livestock.
   • Botanists study the madnep to understand the genetic origins of modern parsnips.
   • The yellow flowers of the madnep resemble those of other members of the carrot family.

   Sinónimoswild parsnip