Petroselinum crispum

Garden Parsley, Parsley, Peirsil Gharraí, Common Parsley, Peirsil, Italian parsley, Common garden parsley

Petroselinum crispum, photo 1

Description

Biennial plant cultivated as an annual mainly for its aromatic leaves with their characteristic intense flavour used in gastronomy. It can be grown both in the open field and in pots and requires sunny exposures and constant irrigation. It is present with a wide assortment of varieties that differ in leaf size and shape as well as their aroma.

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Angiospermae
Order
Apiales
Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Petroselinum
Species
Petroselinum crispum
Synonyms (1)
  • Apium crispum

Varieties (3)