Petroselinum
Parsley (Petroselinum crispum )
Petroselinum is a genus of flowering plants in the carrot family ( Apiaceae ). The only two species are widespread in Europe. One type, the parsley, is a medicinal and spice plant and is mainly cultivated worldwide as a popular culinary herb in temperate latitudes and naturalized.
- 3.1 Literature
- 3.2 Notes and references
Description
Appearance and leaves
The Petroselinum species rarely grow as annuals or mostly as two perennial herbaceous plants with maximum growth heights between 75 centimeters and 100 centimeters. The roots are narrow conical. All plant parts are bare. The strong, terete stems are erect and branch out at the top of ascending or straddling.
The change-constant on the stems arranged leaves are stalked. The triangular in outline leaf blades are feathered one to three times. The top section is ovate to linear with serrated or lobed margin.
Inflorescences and flowers
The flowers are borne in a terminal or pendent, non- composite, multi-beam, doppeldoldigen inflorescence. There may be a few bracts. There are some Hüllblättchen available. The hermaphrodite flowers are radial symmetry and fünfzählig double perianth. There are five tiny or no sepals present. The five white or yellowish, yellow or yellowish - green petals are obovate with ausgerandetem, narrow, inward curved upper end. The stylopodium is low conical. The short style is spread.
Fruits
The more or less broadly ovate or ovate - oblong, laterally slightly flattened, two-piece split fruit, also called Doppelachänen are 2-4 millimeters long and have five distinct, raised, thin main ribs and individually arranged oil passages.
Systematics and distribution
The first publication of the genus name Petroselinum took place in 1756 by John Hill, The British Herbal, p 424 type species is Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex AWHill ..
The genus Petroselinum Hill contains about two types, which are originally native to southern and western Europe:
- Parsley (Petroselinum crispum ) (Mill.) Nyman & AWHill: With three times pinnate leaves, yellow flowers and grows wild in southern Europe and the Canary Islands, also widely cultivated and naturalized.
- Petroselinum segetum (L.) WDJKoch: with pinnate leaves, white flowers and with distribution in western and southern Europe.