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Hemlock Parsley (Conioselinum chinense) |
Color Photograph: U.S. National Parks Service
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Carum carvi
Conium maculatum Stem with purple spots.
Dacus carota Hemlock Parsley lacks the bracts on either the base of the umbel or the secondary umbels found in Queen Anne's Lace.
Aethusa cynapium Hemlock Parsley (Conioselinum chinense) Identification: Flowers white, in an umbel. Neither umbel or secondary clusters with bracts. Stem hollow, green, unspotted. Leaves heavily divided and subdivided, but lower leaflets with distinct petioles. Plant 2 to 5 feet in height. Distribution: Canada north to Labrador and west to western Ontario, south to northern United States and in the mountains to North Carolina. Habitat: Hemlock Parsley is found in boreal swamps and wet woods. Flowering period: July to September. Note: Hemlock Parsley, despite its scientific name, is a native North American species. |
Hemlock Parsley (Conioselinum chinense)
Similar Species: Hemlock Parsley is not found in disturbed habitats and that fact alone will separate it from similar introduced species. Caraway (Carum carvi) Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum) Queen Anne's Lace (Dacus carota) Fool's Parsley (Aethusa cynapium)
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