
Trachymene incisa
“Wild Parsnip”
HERB TO 60CM TALLDainty, perennial herb with erect branches and lace-like foliage, pretty white flower heads in Summer. The thick juicy taproots are sweet, fragrant tasty wild food, and could be cultivated as a vegetable but is very slow growing.
Suitability | |
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Category | Herbs/Lilies |
Family | Apiaceae |
Aspect | Full Sun |
Soil | Adaptable |
Habitat | Wallum |
Features | |
Bush Food Plants, Cottage Garden Plants, Rockery Plants | |
Localities | |
Highgate Hill, Karawatha, Logan City, Lota, Manly, Manly West, Paddington, Petrie Tce, Red Hill, Sunshine Coast district, Taringa, Wynnum |