On Tue, 11 May 2010 12:54:39 +0100, Janet Baraclough
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>> On Mon, 10 May 2010 23:30:45 +0100, Janet Baraclough
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>> >The message >
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>> > If it had carrot foliage it wasn't hemlock. If you've grown carrots
>> >there's no way you would mistake hemlock foliage for a carrot plant.
>> > Ditto parsnips.
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>> Don't you think Hemlock foliage looks quite a bit similar to Parsnip
>> foliage?
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> Not to an experienced gardener , no.
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> The 'stalks' are different but the actual foliage is similar,
>> IMO: http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/icm/2007/7-9/poison.html
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> Here's the descriptions on that site, to compare.
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>The basal rosette of wild parsnip consists of large, pinnately compound
>leaves that resemble celery leaves. Leaves that develop on the stem are
>alternate, pinnately compound, with saw-toothed edges.
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>Poison hemlock basal rosette leaves are pinnately compound and fernlike.
>Leaves formed on the stem are alternate, finely divided, and clasp the
>stem at the nodes.
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> "resemble celery leaves, with sawtooth edges " is easily
>distinguishable from "fernlike..finely divided".

Whilst many of us would notice the difference straight away, IMO many
wouldnt, especially if growing amongst parsips.