Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Wildflowers of Ainsworth: Water Hemlock

WaterHemlock
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Found in the low ground beside the Grand Trunk tracks. Lawrence Newcomb says of this plant, "All parts are deadly poisonous to taste." That makes me want to go out there and eat some of it, just to see whether I drop dead or not.

And it's a member of the Parsley family! I'll bet it doesn't get invited to family reunions.

A couple more shots, just so you know which plant to skip when you're out by the railroad tracks gathering your lunch. Here's the whole plant:

WaterHemlockplant

And the leaves:

WaterHemlockleaves

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