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Trailrider1951

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5. Thank you for posting this. One of those herbs in particular is very troubling

Reply to ancianita (Reply #4)

Sat May 21, 2022, 03:18 PM

May 2022

Queen Anne's Lace (Wild Carrot) grows everywhere in the Eastern US, and looks very similar to Hemlock, which is a deadly poison. It's very easy to confuse the two:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Anne's_lace

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conium

The best way to tell the difference is that the stems and leaves of Queen Anne's Lace are covered with small soft hairs, giving them a fuzzy appearance. The leaves and stems of Hemlock are smooth and hairless.

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