Trachymene incisa, the wild parsnip, is a perennial herb native to eastern Australia growing in sclerophyll forest and cleared areas, with a preferences for sandy soils and rock crevices.
Wild parsnip is 80 cm high with thick perennial rootstock and is sparsely hairy to almost hairless.
Petals 0.9–2.2 mm long, white or rarely pink.
Fruit broad ovate, 2.4–3.6 mm long, and brown.
[1] The roots are a traditional Aboriginal bushfood, and are eaten after baking in campfire coals or in earth ovens.