Are parsnips in the same family as carrots?

Answer 1

The parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a http://www.answers.com/topic/root-crop related to the http://www.answers.com/topic/carrot-4. Parsnips resemble carrots, but are paler than most of them and have a stronger flavor. Like carrots, parsnips are native to Eurasia and have been eaten there since ancient times. Zohary and Hopf note that the archeological evidence for the cultivation of the parsnip is "still rather limited," and that Greek and Roman literary sources are a major source about its early use, but warn "there are some difficulties in distinguishing between parsnip and carrot (which, in Roman times, were white or purple) in classical writings since both vegetables seem to have been sometimes called pastinaca yet each vegetable appears to be well under cultivation in Roman times."http://www.answers.com/Parsnips#cite_note-1

Answer 2

No. A turnip is a part of the same family as radishes, whereas parsnips are related to carrots (and look a lot like them!).

Answer 3

Both bananas and parsnips are vegetable matter, but while a banana is a berry, a parsnip is a taproot.

Answer 4

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