Cymopterus montanus
(Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray
Mountain spring parsley
(c) Stephen Andersen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
(c) Stephen Andersen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
(c) Stephen Andersen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
What to Eat
Edible parts: Root, Seeds, Stems, Leaves
The root is spindle-shaped and parsnip-like in form but considerably softer, sweeter, and more tender than an actual parsnip, and is used as a vegetable either raw or cooked. It can also be peeled, baked, dried, and ground into a powder for occasional use as a corn meal substitute. The seed is also edible, raw or cooked.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Mexico, North America, USA,
How to Identify
Perennial herb growing 0.2 m tall, hardy with hermaphrodite, self-fertile flowers pollinated by insects. Tolerates light sandy, medium loamy, and heavy clay soils with good drainage. Grows in mildly acid to basic soils, cannot grow in shade, tolerates dry or moist soil.
How to Grow
Propagation: No specific information is available for this species, but sowing seed in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe is recommended where possible. Stored seed should be sown as early in the year as possible in a greenhouse. Seedlings should be pricked out into individual pots once large enough to handle and grown on under cover for at least their first winter, then planted into permanent positions in late spring or early summer after the last expected frosts. Division in spring or autumn may also be possible.
Medicinal Uses
None known
Other Uses
None known
Wikipedia
Source ↗Perennial herb growing 0.2 m tall, hardy with hermaphrodite, self-fertile flowers pollinated by insects. Tolerates light sandy, medium loamy, and heavy clay soils with good drainage. Grows in mildly acid to basic soils, cannot grow in shade, tolerates dry or moist soil.
Names & Synonyms
Gamote, Pastinaca de monte
References (5)
- Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994) (As Phellopterus montanus)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 257
- Hermandez Bermejo, J.E., and Leon, J. (Eds.), 1994, Neglected Crops. 1492 from a different perspective. FAO Plant Production and Protection Series No 26. FAO, Rome. p 30 (As Phellopterus montanus)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 290
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
