''Bunium bulbocastanum'' is a plant species in the family Apiaceae. It was once used as a root vegetable in parts of western Europe, and has been called great pignut or earthnut.

Growth

The plant is native to western Europe. It reaches about tall and wide, bearing frilly leaves and hermaphroditic flowers; it is pollinated by insects and self-fertile. The small, rounded taproot is edible raw or cooked, and said to taste like sweet

chestnut The chestnuts are the deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Castanea'', in the beech family Fagaceae. They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce. The unrelat ...

s. The leaf can be used as an

herb In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal ...

or garnish similar to

parsley Parsley, or garden parsley (''Petroselinum crispum'') is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae that is native to the central and eastern Mediterranean region (Sardinia, Lebanon, Israel, Cyprus, Turkey, southern Italy, Greece, Por ...

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* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q252331 Apioideae Flora of Europe Edible Apiaceae Spices Root vegetables Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus