If you've ever spotted cream-colored carrots at the grocery store, there's a good chance you've actually found parsnips. This root vegetable looks similar to carrots in shape and size but is quite ...

Parsnips are, sadly, often referred to as the “forgotten vegetable.” Though it’s often overshadowed by its flashier relatives, this unassuming little root vegetable has a lot to offer. Here’s ...

Parsnips develop their best flavor after the first frost, so harvest them in early winter before they start regrowing in spring. Wear gloves when digging them up, as parsnip foliage can irritate skin.

Consider the parsnip the anti-lobster, declining over millennia from elitist to plebian. What was once a highlight of Roman emperors’ buffets became a staple of European serfs’ stewpots, relegated to ...

Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) continues to spread throughout Minnesota. This plant is considered an invasive species and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture considers it a prohibited noxious ...

MANKATO — It looks like a pretty yellow version of Queen Anne’s lace, but wild parsnip has a toxic sap that when on the skin reacts to sunlight and can produce some horrendous burns and blisters. The ...

Whether you’re hiking, gardening or just enjoying the outdoors, dangerous plants — such as giant hogweed and wild parsnip, among others — can be found in many different parts of the U.S. Here’s what ...