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Recognition
- White flower umbels (resembles parsley, ground elder, wild carrot)
- KEY FEATURE: red/purple blotches on green hollow stem
- Unpleasant mousy smell when leaf/stem bruised
- Triangular hollow stem
- Compound leaves, glossy dark green
Dangerous lookalikes
- DEADLY if ingested — contains coniine (respiratory paralysis)
- Socrates was executed with hemlock
- All plant parts are toxic
Never eat a plant you can't identify with certainty. If in doubt, leave it.
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