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Image JPEG image Angelica
Wild angelica (Angelica sylvestris) is an edible perennial that can be found growing in damp meadows, ditches, and wet woodlands. It is a tall robust plant that can grow over one metre in height.
Located in Media / … / FORAGING / EDIBLE WILD PLANTS
Image JPEG image Angelica flowers
The flowers of wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris) are rounded clusters of tiny white or pink flowers that are produced in late summer and early autumn.
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Image JPEG image Angelica stems
The main stems of wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris) are smooth, hairless, and hollow but, unlike hemlock, they are a deep purple colour without any blotches.
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Image JPEG image Comparison of leaf stems of young hemlock and cow parsley plants
This picture was taken in May. It shows two plants growing next to each other. The plant with the smooth, pale green, red-spotted leaf stems is hemlock (Conium maculatum). The plant with the grooved purple leaf stems is cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris).
Located in Media / … / PLANT TOXICITY / HEMLOCK
Image JPEG image Cow parsley
Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) is a short-lived perennial. It grows in grassland, along hedges and woodland edges, road verges, railway banks and wasteland. The foliage is one of the first plants to appear in the spring and last to disappear in autumn. It is safe and palatable for rabbits but there is always a concern that the plant may be confused with hemlock (Conium maculatum)- see section on ‘Plant Toxicity’. Examination of the stems will confirm its identity as cow parsley.
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Image JPEG image Cow parsley main stems
The main stems of cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) are very different from poison hemlock (Conium maculatum). The main stems are ridged and slightly hairy with no blotches.
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Image JPEG image Cow parsley- cut leaf stem
This picture shows a cross-section of a cut leaf stem of cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris). It shows the groove that is present. The shape is sometimes likened to a piece of celery.
Located in Media / … / PLANT TOXICITY / HEMLOCK
Image JPEG image Hemlock
Hemlock (Conium maculatum) is a biennial plant that grows in damp areas and also on drier rough grassland, roadsides, and disturbed ground. It is the plant everyone worries about picking. Hemlock looks very similar to Cow Parsley, Rough Chervil and Sweet Cicely. Close inspection of the stems shows they are different. The plant is tall. It can grow up to 2 metres high.
Located in Media / … / PLANT TOXICITY / HEMLOCK
Image JPEG image Hemlock and cow parsley plants
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Image JPEG image Hemlock leaves
This image shows the leaves of hemlock (Conium maculatum). They are a brighter green than cow parsley and have an iridescent appearance. When they are crushed, they release an unpleasant mousy smell.
Located in Media / … / PLANT TOXICITY / HEMLOCK