About Trachymene incisa Rudge
Trachymene incisa, commonly known as wild parsnip, is a perennial herb native to eastern Australia. It grows in sclerophyll forest and cleared areas, and prefers sandy soils and rock crevices. This plant reaches 80 cm in height, has a thick perennial rootstock, and is sparsely hairy to almost hairless. Most of its leaves emerge from the base of the plant; they are deeply 3–5-lobed to dissected, measuring 1.4–6.5 cm long and 1.5–8 cm wide, with petioles up to 13 cm long. Trachymene incisa produces flowers arranged in umbels. Its petals are 0.9–2.2 mm long, and are white, or rarely pink. The fruit is broadly ovate, brown, and 2.4–3.6 mm long. The roots of Trachymene incisa are a traditional Aboriginal bushfood, eaten after baking in campfire coals or earth ovens.
