Thread: beware parsnips
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Old 02-07-2008, 12:39 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default beware parsnips


In article ,
Dave Hill writes:
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| I am supprised that no one has picked up on the fact that parsnips are
| the same family as Hemlock.

And tomatoes are as deadly nightshade and thorn apple, beans are as
laburnum (and even more toxic tropical plants), and so on.

| Wild parsnips are quite toxic and can cause phototoxic symptoms in
| some people and animals

So can thousands of widely-grown plants. The symptoms are not "feeling
unwell", in any case.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.