@feralforaging: Can I eat this strange carrot-like plant? 💀 If you’re ever asking, “Hey, can I this wild plant that kind of looks and smells like carrot?” - the answer is going to be “Hang on a second!” The carrot family is filled with so many useful edible and medicinal plants and spices AND some of the deadliest plants in the world like water hemlock (Cicuta maculata, shown in this video), poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) and more! Therefore, being able to recognize carrot family plants is CRUCIAL for foragers! 🥕 It’s actually really easy to do for the carrot family and many others! In my brand new class “Top Families for Foragers 🌸” I’ll teach you how to recognize any plant family PLUS the characteristics of the top 10 families most important for foragers to learn. 👇 (Link in my bio) Some people may not like me showing interactions like this with a deadly plant, but I think it’s important. Plants should be respected, but not feared in my opinion. Remember, water hemlock is not known to cause photosensitivity like some of its cousins (Giant Hogweed - Heracleum mantegazzianum). I have tested this myself multiple times with multiple specimens. In addition, anecdotal reports don’t support water hemlock to cause this issue. #cicuta #waterhemlock #deadlyplants

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