Originally posted on The Northwest Forager™:
Daucus carota Wild Carrot – Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota) Queen Anne’s Lace is yet another weed often reminding me of childhood. More often than not I would spot an occasional ant crawling around the blossom,…
poison hemlock
Don’t eat this plant! Poison-hemlock may be growing near you
Watch out this spring for poison-hemlock (Conium maculatum), a common noxious weed that’s toxic to people and animals. The stems of young poison-hemlock look like those of carrots and other members of the carrot family, but eating any part of… Read More ›
Noxious weeds starting to emerge in early March
It might still be snowing in the mountains, but it’s not too early to find noxious weeds starting to emerge. On a recent tour of a few Seattle locations with noxious weed specialist Karen Peterson, I was able to find… Read More ›
Goat Hill Giving Garden volunteers learn about and remove poison hemlock threatening the garden
Poison-hemlock met its match last month in the volunteers of the Goat Hill Giving Garden in downtown Seattle. On May 5, volunteers met with noxious weed specialist Mary Fee to learn how to identify and remove poison-hemlock plants that had… Read More ›
Don’t eat this plant: poison-hemlock looks edible but is deadly
If you or someone you know forages for wild plants, please watch out for poison-hemlock. It is in the same family as carrots and parsley and many other edible plants, but can be fatal when eaten. Unfortunately, poison-hemlock is commonly… Read More ›