From soil to scoop: The ice cream flavors find inspiration in nature

Toscanini’s Raspberry beet, $4.25 per scoop, limited availability, 899 Main St., Cambridge, tosci.com

Parlor Ice Cream Co.’s Maple parsnip, $4.25 per hoodsie cup, Aurum Pies, 377 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, parlorboston.co

Tipping Cow Ice Cream’s Sweet corn, $6.75 per pint, 415 Medford St., Somerville, tippingcowicecream.com

Gracie’s Ice Cream’s Pumpkin squash, $3.74 per small scoop, 22 Union Square, Somerville, graciesicecre.am

Christina’s Homemade Ice Cream’s Fresh rose petal, $4.55 per small scoop, 1255 Cambridge St., Cambridge,facebook.com/Christinas-Homemade-Ice-Cream-56606718473

Cha Yen Thai Cookery’s Jasmine Thai Basil, $2.68 per serving, limited availability, 613 Mt. Auburn St., Watertown, chayenthaicookery.com

FoMu’s Sweet lavender, $8.99 per pint, Whole Foods, 348 Harrison Ave, Boston, and other locations, wholefoodsmarket.com