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

I had assumed that people knew that. Apiaceae includes several crop
plants (parsley, carrot, parsnip, celery/celeriac, coriander, sweet
cicely, fennel, dill) and some of the most toxic plants in the British
flora (hemlock, water dropwort, cowbane)

It's not the only family with a mix of crop and poisonous plants -
Fabaceae and especially Solanaceae have a similar mixture.

Wild parsnips are quite toxic and can cause phototoxic symptoms in
some people and animals
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries


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Stewart Robert Hinsley