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Petroselinum

Called “parsleys” in GBIF

Petroselinum is a genus of two parsley species of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to western and southern Europe and northern Africa.

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4
accepted species in GBIF
Source: GBIF
1
plant on Plant News
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What science is finding about Petroselinum

Every article on Plant News that mentions a member of this genus, newest first.

Latest finding

How generalist caterpillars neutralize plant toxins that picky relatives can't handle

Cotton bollworm caterpillars survive plant toxins called furanocoumarins by using a two-step chemical cleanup: one enzyme modifies the toxin, then a second family of enzymes attaches a sugar to make it harmless. A close relative that eats fewer plants lacks this teamwork and is far more sensitive, which helps explain why some caterpillars eat almost anything and others are picky.

A celery and chamomile compound fixed fatty liver via gut bacteria

The chamomile in your tea cabinet and the parsley in your garden bed contain apigenin, a compound this study shows can shift...

Parsley medicinal-plants / gut-microbiome

Common plant compounds hit multiple disease pathways at once

The turmeric in your spice rack and the green tea in your cupboard contain compounds that scientists are mapping as...

Parsley medicinal-plants / plant-signaling

Plants and Plant-Derived Compounds Mediate Protection Across Diverse Pathological Conditions by Targeting the PANoptosis Pathways.

The sulforaphane in your garden broccoli and kale is now showing up in lab studies as a molecular brake on the exact runaway...

Parsley medicinal-plants / ethnobotany