How to Identify Italian Parsley

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1. Stem

2. Leaves

3. Flowers

4. Fruit

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Stem: round, slightly fluted, smooth surface, about 30 to 100 cm high. Leaves: dark green, glossy surface, pinnately split, lanceolate linear lobes, wedge-shaped base, rounded teeth, and small white tips. Flowers: white, petals length between 0.5 and 0.7 mm. Fruit: The fruit is oval, gray-brown, 2.5 to 3 mm long and 2 mm wide.

1. Stem

1. Stem

It is a biennial herbaceous plant. The surface of the stem is very smooth. The stem is round and slightly grooved. The height is about 30 cm to 100 cm. , branches starting from above its middle part, the branches are opposite or whorled, and usually extend beyond the central umbel.

2. Leaves

Its The leaves are dark green and have a shiny surface. Pinnately split, the lobes are lanceolate and linear, the base is wedge-shaped, the teeth are rounded and blunt, and have small white tips. The basal leaves and the leaves at the lower part of the stem have long stalks.

3. Flowers

Umbrella-shaped The inflorescence has an umbrella width of about 2.5 cm, linear or linear diamond shape, about half the length of the flower stalk and close to it. The flowers are small and white, and the petal length is between 0.5 mm and 0.7 mm.

4. Fruits

The fruits are Oval, grey-brown, between 2.5 mm and 3 mm in length and about 2 mm in width.

2. Leaves

3. Flowers

4. Fruit

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