Daucus decipiens, the parsnip palm[2] black parsley,[3] tree angelica, or non-stinging hogweed,[4] is a species of plant in the family Apiaceae.

[1][2] A large plant that grows with a spreading crown and a woody stem, like a New Zealand cabbage tree.

Stem lvs with fine hairs on rachis and midribs, otherwise glabrous, 2–3-pinnate (seedling lvs 1-pinnate); ultimate segments ovate to lanceolate, pinnatisect or not lobed, serrate, 15–20 mm long, shortly petiolulate or sessile; lvs of infl.-branches much reduced; petiole sparsely to moderately hairy, striate.

; rays numerous; bracts 10–12, narrowly ovate-lanceolate, sometimes serrate, up to 5 cm long; bracteoles 7–12, lanceolate.

[2] It is considered an invasive pest in the Wellington area,[10][11] and is in both the North and South Islands.