parsley
Enable an AI agent to recognise parsley, assess a living plant or harvested material, and decide whether to cultivate, harvest, store, use or reject it.
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5 bundles · 10 layers · 10 findings · 20 questions
Parsley identity Establishes what the material is and which parsley form it represents.
Botanical identification
Records evidence supporting parsley identification and exclusions of plausible alternatives.
Identity evidence
The agent must distinguish an asserted parsley identity from an identification supported by observable material and provenance.
- What evidence identifies this material as Petroselinum crispum, and who or what supplied that identification? provenance
- Which plausible alternatives remain unresolved because leaves, stems, flowers, roots or reliable provenance are unavailable? boundary
Cultivated form
Separates species identity from cultivar, foliage form and production purpose.
Type and harvest purpose
The agent must record whether leaf or root production is intended and whether the assigned type is documented or inferred.
- Is a cultivar or flat-leaf, curled-leaf or root-production type documented, observed or merely inferred? provenance
- Is this parsley being maintained primarily for leaves, roots or reproductive material? definition
Living parsley development Connects establishment, vegetative growth and reproductive development to cultivation decisions.
Establishment and growth
Records how a parsley plant was established and whether it is progressing.
Establishment progress
The agent must interpret emergence and subsequent growth against dated observations and known starting material.
- When was this parsley sown or transplanted, and what is known about the starting material? provenance
- What emergence, survival and new-leaf growth have been observed over a stated interval? measurement
Growth conditions and transition
Relates growing conditions and reproductive development to the intended harvest.
Cultivation response
The agent must record environmental observations and flowering status before choosing interventions for poor growth or changing harvest goals.
- What root-zone moisture, drainage, light and temperature observations accompany the current leaf growth and turgor? measurement
- Has flowering begun, and should management continue to prioritise leaves or change to reproductive material? action
Parsley organs and harvest Identifies the harvestable material and consequences of removing it.
Organ readiness
Evaluates the particular parsley organ against the intended harvest purpose.
Harvest target
The agent must judge readiness using the target organ and parsley type rather than a single generic maturity label.
- Which organ is intended for harvest, and what observed size, development and condition support harvesting it now? measurement
- For a proposed root harvest, is root production supported by the recorded parsley type and observed root development? boundary
Harvest effect
Records what was removed and whether continued plant growth is intended.
Removal and regrowth
The agent must distinguish a harvest intended to retain a growing plant from one that removes the plant or its root.
- What leaves, stalks or roots will be removed, and is the plant intended to remain productive afterward? action
- After a leaf harvest, what retained foliage and subsequent new growth were observed? measurement
Parsley condition and use eligibility Separates visible quality, possible causes of damage and evidence needed for intended use.
Symptoms and deterioration
Captures organ-specific condition without turning visual symptoms into unsupported diagnoses.
Observed condition
The agent must record the location, extent and progression of wilting, yellowing, tissue damage or decay.
- Which parsley organs show wilting, yellowing, lesions, feeding damage or decay, and how extensive are the observations? measurement
- What evidence separates a proposed pest, disease, water-stress or handling explanation from an unresolved symptom? boundary
Food-use evidence
Connects identity and exposure history to eligibility for a specified culinary use.
Use decision
The agent must retain unresolved identity and exposure concerns when deciding whether parsley may enter food preparation.
- What is known about the material's origin, pesticide applications, water contact and handling that bears on the proposed food use? provenance
- Does the available evidence support the specified use, require holding the material for verification or justify rejection? action
Harvested parsley handling Tracks harvested parsley through preparation, storage and preservation.
Fresh material history
Records the condition and handling of parsley after removal from the plant.
Freshness context
The agent must interpret current freshness using organ identity, harvest timing, storage exposure and direct observation.
- When was the parsley harvested, which organs are present, and what storage temperatures and packaging are documented? provenance
- What changes in turgor, colour, surface moisture, odour and visible decay have occurred during storage? measurement
Preparation and preservation
Records handling that changes the material's form and the criteria used to judge it.
Preserved material state
The agent must distinguish washing, chopping, drying and freezing events and reassess the resulting parsley for its intended use.
- What washing, trimming, chopping, drying or freezing has occurred, and under which documented procedure? provenance
- Which storage or preparation action is appropriate for this organ and material state under an applicable verified protocol? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.LIV
What it is Filled
This model owns the identity, development, organ composition, condition and handling eligibility of parsley identified as Petroselinum crispum, including living plants and harvested material whose parsley identity remains relevant.
In scope
- Botanical identification and uncertainty about material labelled parsley
- Cultivar or type, including distinctions relevant to leaf and root production
- Development and growing conditions of living parsley
- Identity, quantity and harvest readiness of parsley organs
- Freshness, damage, contamination concerns and handling history
- Eligibility for propagation, harvest, storage and intended culinary use
Out of scope
- Other plants sharing parsley-related common names
- The wider garden, farm, soil system or irrigation installation
- Recipes and composite foods containing parsley
- Medicinal preparations, therapeutic claims and clinical decisions
- Commercial orders, pricing and supply-chain contracts
- General pest, pathogen and pesticide models
Why it exists Filled
Enable an AI agent to recognise parsley, assess a living plant or harvested material, and decide whether to cultivate, harvest, store, use or reject it.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Check whether identification establishes Petroselinum crispum rather than relying on the word parsley on a label.
- For leafy material, compare leaf division, leaflet margins and arrangement against an appropriate botanical reference; record whether coriander or chervil has actually been excluded.
- Assess flat versus curled foliage separately from species identity; a curled-leaf expectation must not automatically exclude flat-leaf parsley.
- For root-bearing material, inspect the leaves and crown alongside the root and check provenance; a parsley-like root or a root-parsley label alone does not resolve identity.
- For wild-collected or uncertain material, require a competent identification that excludes hazardous lookalikes before considering ingestion; appearance or scent alone is insufficient.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Confuse parsley with poisonous plants of the carrot family when advising on foraging.
- Recommend concentrated parsley preparations as medicine, especially in pregnancy.
- Misrepresent origin or organic status of produce.
- Recommend pesticides beyond label instructions.
Only with a human decision
- Deciding to eat wild plants of the carrot family.
May
- Identify parsley and report plant condition for the grower who authorized it.
- Describe culinary use and growing needs from horticultural sources.
Moral aspects Filled
- Misidentification of similar wild plants can be fatal.
- Fresh herbs can carry foodborne pathogens.
Who is affected
- Consumers
- Foragers
- Growers
Owners Filled
Steward
The grower who cultivates it.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q11992872 - registry parent class
- Q207123 - registry parent class
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.parsley
- Wikidata: Q25284 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25284)
Direct properties required Filled
- Identity confidence: unverified label | provisional identification | verified identification | conflicting evidence
- Parsley type or cultivar: recorded cultivar; flat-leaf | curled-leaf | root-production type | unknown
- Material represented: living plant | propagation material | harvested leaves and stems | harvested root | dried material | frozen material
- Developmental stage: ungerminated | seedling | vegetative | flowering | fruiting | senescent | unknown
- Harvest organ: leaf blade | leaf stalk | root | reproductive material | mixed | unidentified
- Root-zone moisture observation: volumetric water content (%) when measured, with depth, method and time
- Leaf condition: observed turgor, colour, lesions, tissue loss and visible decay, each with extent and observation time
- Harvested quantity: g or kg, with organ, preparation state and measurement time
- Harvest and storage history: links to harvest, washing, drying, freezing and storage observations or events
- Use eligibility: unassessed | eligible for specified use | hold pending evidence | unsuitable for specified use
Recognition required Filled
- Bright green flat or curled divided leaves.
- Small yellow-green umbels of flowers in the second year.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- Request or verify parsley identification before assigning food-use eligibility.
- Propagate and establish parsley using a plan appropriate to the available propagation material.
- Adjust cultivation in response to observed growth and root-zone conditions.
- Harvest selected leaves or roots according to plant type, readiness and the intended future of the plant.
- Sort, prepare and preserve identified harvested parsley using a suitable handling protocol.
- Hold, segregate or reject material when identity, contamination history or deterioration prevents the intended use.
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusion with fool's parsley and hemlock.
- Contamination of fresh herbs with bacteria.
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- The General Principles of Food Hygiene, issued by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, apply to parsley handled as food.
- The Code of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, issued by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, applies to fresh parsley production and handling.
Context of use required Filled
- Parsley is cultivated in gardens, containers and commercial horticulture for use as a culinary herb.
- Its leaves are used fresh or dried in food, while root parsley varieties are also cultivated for their edible roots.
- Living plants and harvested material are assessed for identity, growing condition, freshness and suitability for food use.
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q25284: parsley - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Parsley - general description of the item
Open questions
- Which authoritative identification references and minimum observable characters should govern exclusion of parsley lookalikes in each relevant region?
- Which cultivar distinctions materially change root-harvest expectations, leaf-harvest readiness and regrowth decisions?
- What locally supported cultivation ranges and symptom-assessment procedures should guide watering, establishment and flowering-related decisions?
- Which validated storage and preservation protocols apply separately to parsley leaves, roots and reproductive material?
- Where should the registry place the boundary between dried or frozen parsley that retains this model and extracts or composite preparations owned by neighbouring models?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q25284/spec.json