SimplePlant

Apiaceae

Parsley

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Fuss

Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Petroselinum

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsMildly toxic
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Mildly toxic

Mildly toxic to young children. Toxic principle: Furanocoumarins.

Signs: photosensitization, sunburn, dermatitis.

Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
FlowerPhoto: georgiasteel, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Is Parsley safe for cats, dogs and kids?

Is Parsley safe for cats?

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Is Parsley safe for dogs?

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Is Parsley safe for kids?

No. Our sources call Parsley mildly toxic to young children. Toxic principle: Furanocoumarins. Signs: photosensitization, sunburn, dermatitis.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

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Common names

By language (114)
acm
معدنوس
aeb
Ma3dnous, معدْنوس
Afrikaans
Pietersielie
Albanian
Majdanozi, Mandanozi
Arabic
بقدونس, البقدونس, معد نوس, مقدونس
Armenian
Մաղադանոս, Պետրուշկա
arz
بقدونس
Asturian
Perexil, Perrexil, Perrexu
azb
جعفری
Azerbaijani
Cəfəri, Dirrik cəfərisi
ba
Петрушка үләне
Bangla
পার্সলে, গার্ডেন পার্সলে, পেট্রোসেলিনাম ক্রিসপাম
bar
Petersilie
Basque
Perrexil
Belarusian
Пятрушка звычайная, Пятрушка кучаравая
bik
Parsley
Bosnian
Peršun
Breton
Perisilh
Bulgarian
Обикновен магданоз
Burmese
ပါစလီနံနံ
Cantonese
番茜
Catalan
Julivert, Junivert
Central Kurdish
جافری, مەعدەنووس
Chinese
欧芹, 歐芹, 野芹菜子, 和蘭芹, 巴西利, 洋芫荽, 洋香菜, 荷蘭芹
Croatian
Peršin
csb
Piotrëszka
Czech
Petržel zahradní, Petržel obecná
Danish
Persille
Dutch
Peterselie, Tuinpeterselie
eml
Bórgnèrbi
English
Parsley, Garden parsley
Esperanto
Petroselo
Estonian
Aed-petersell, Petersell
Filipino
Kinchay
Finnish
Persilja, Maustepersilja
French
Persil, Grand persil, Persil commun, Persil frisé, Persil italien, Persil plat
frr
Pitersile
Galician
Perexil, Pirixel
Georgian
Ოხრახუში
German
Petersilie, Petergrün, Peterling, Petersil
Greek
Μαϊντανός, Μακεδονήσι, Μαϊδανός, Πετροσέλινο
Guarani
Perehi
Haitian Creole
Pèsi, Pesi
Hebrew
פטרוזיליה, פטרוסלינון
Hindi
अजमोद
Icelandic
Steinselja
ie
Petrosel
Indonesian
Peterseli, Parsley
inh
ДарбаьрхӀ
io
Petroselo
Irish
Peirsil gharraí, Peirsil
Italian
Prezzemolo
Japanese
パセリ, オランダゼリ, 和蘭芹, 旱芹菜
Javanese
Péterséli
kab
Imẓi
Kannada
ಅಜಮೋದ
Kazakh
Ақжелкен
Korean
파슬리
Kurdish
Gêjnak
Kyrgyz
Ашкөк
Latin
Petroselinum
Latvian
Pētersīļi, Cirtainais pētersīlis, Pētersīlis
lbe
Накьлил уртту
Lithuanian
Petražolė, Petruška, Sėjamoji petražolė
lmo
Erburin, Pedersèm
Luxembourgish
Péiterséileg
Macedonian
Магдонос
Malagasy
Persily
Malay
Pokok Pasli, Daun pasli
myv
Алашань тикше
mzn
جعفری
nah
Perexil
nap
Petrusino, Prutusin
Nepali
अजमोदा
Norwegian Bokmål
Persille, Petroselinum
Norwegian Nynorsk
Persille
Occitan
Jolverd
os
Басгæрдæг
pdc
Pederli, Parsley
Persian
جعفری, شومخ
pnt
Γάραμσον
Polish
Pietruszka zwyczajna, Pietruszka korzeniowa
Portuguese
Salsa, Salsinha, Cheiro verde, Cheiro-verde, Ligustico do reino
Quechua
Qhurita, Perejil, Pirihil, Qurita
Romanian
Pătrunjel, Patrunjel
rsk
Петрушка
Russian
Петрушка, Петрушка курчавая, Selinum petroselinum, Петрушка кудрявая, Петрушка обыкновенная, Петрушка посевная
sc
Pedrusìmula
scn
Puddisinu, Pitrusinu, Puddrusinu
sco
Persel
Serbian
Першун, Баштенски першун
Serbian (Latin)
Peršin
sgs
Petroška
shn
ၽၵ်းၵီးၾရၢင်ႇ
Sindhi
پارسلي
Slovak
Petržlen
Slovenian
Pravi peteršilj, Navadni peteršilj, Opih, Peršin, Peršun, Peteršelj, Peteršilj, Petršilj
Spanish
Apio de piedras, Ligustico peregrino, Peregil, Perejil, Perejil de hoja crespada, Perejil en rama, Perejil rizo, Perexil
Swedish
Persilja, Bladpersilja, Persiljerot
Tajik
Ҷаъфарӣ
Tamil
வோக்கோசு
Thai
พาร์สลีย์
Turkish
Maydanoz, Maydonoz
Ukrainian
Петрушка, Петрушка кучерява
Urdu
جعفری
Uyghur
يۇمغاقسۈت
Uzbek
Petrushka
vec
Parsémoło, Parsemolo, Presemolo
vls
Perselle, Peterselie
Walloon
Pierzin
Welsh
Persli, Perllys
wuu
欧芹
xmf
Მაკინდოლი
Yiddish
פעטרישקע

Synonyms

  • Apium crispum Mill.
  • Carum petroselinum var. crispum (Mill.) Beck
  • Petroselinum crispum var. angustifolium (Hayne) Reduron
  • Petroselinum hortense var. crispum (Mill.) L.H.Bailey
  • Petroselinum sativum var. crispum (Mill.) Gaudin
  • Petroselinum vulgare var. crispum (Mill.) Gray

Flowers

In flower
April to June, November to January (from 71 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual, Biennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.