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beware parsnips
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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 -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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