Wild Parsnip and Wild Carrot VS Poison Hemlock 

Thanks Michael...So True EVERYONE HAS Their OWN STYLE, BUT Best. 2 HIER ON THE SIDE IF CAUTION . with lots of dis claimers

I recently hugged a tree that I thought was a Sycamore ...then I tried to pull up a tree sapling that I thought was an elm on The same trip. I got like a bumpy leprosy and still don't know what caused it.. . it started off as an itch so I thought poison ivy/oak/sumac...Nope it spread/ bumped/scabbed and tightened my veins terribly.... Fortunately my guardian angels must have been with me because even though I scrubbed with Dawn and with Mr Clean scrubbies nothing was working so I had accidentally cut myself on some copper wire I was working with and I think that the bleed in not one hand but both hands actually helped to draw off/ dispel some of these poisons. Phew few- I still have scars and hope that I don't have the residual effects of something like you can get from hogweed.. Death is bad but some of these things can affect your LIFE - central nervous system etc etc etc and just wreak havoc with your ADLs too. So yes it's very important to know what you're doing. And a good Maxim is when in doubt forget about.Thanks for the information. We haven't even touched on pesticdes... I sincerely need my own pachelane to grow some weeds LOL LOL LOL

​@@gladysmaroue9167 Either one of those could have been Poison Ivy or Virginia Creeper. Poison Ivy will grow up trees as a vine, as will Virginia Creeper. When the PI vine gets old on the tree, it turns to a large, hairy air root. Looks fuzzy. You may have touched this on the tree when you hugged it. PI, when it grows up a tree like that, will even grow out the branches of the tree and mingle with the leaves. Sometimes it can be difficult to distinguish the PI leaves from the tree's leaves. Virginia Creeper will also grow as a vine on trees and it will cause a rash in many people. The rash and the cause in VC is not the same, though. PI comes from an oil on the leaves and stems, that causes a rash, in most people, when they have skin contact with the plant. VC leaves contain very fine filaments that can pierce the skin and cause irritation. Neither are pleasant, so it's best to learn to identify them so you can avoid them in the future.

Thank you very much for your kind words and watching my video!

+Erin Janus You're welcome, thanks for watching!

You’re absolutely beautiful Erin, I’m subscribing to your channel

The root is edible like a carrot. Tastes great.

+SerJahPhoto You're welcome!

+Ryq Windmill Slayer Your very welcome. A few tips to help you, the first year plants will have the same leaves as the second year, only they are basal (coming out of one point in the ground like a dandelion.) They will usually always be flowering plants around, even dead standing ones in the winter where there is a patch that you can reference. It will get easier, trust me : )

Thank you, I will continue to do that. I will be checking out your channel as well!

Awesome

Thank you! I can't take credit for some of the still shots though, some are taken from outside sources : )

You're welcome Katt! Thank you back for your interest in my videos :) I will continue the series when the weather permits! I think you will also enjoy my Poison Ivy/Water Hemlock video; North America's most irritating/deadly plants!

Thank You for your interest in my video, glad I could help.

You're welcome!

+Cprtraining Minneapolis Thanks very much! I'm honoured I could contribute to your grandchildrens' learning experiences.

I have done walks in the past, it's a lot of fun and everyone learns something.

I would love to! Beautiful in that part of the world.

It can grow pretty fast and tall; the purple is definitely more obvious on larger plants. Thanks for watching!

Congrats! This is an exciting find! Now try and find Water Hemlock in a meadow or lakeshore.

@@ironDsteele I didnt find Cicuta Virosa but I found water hemlock dropwort (Oenanthe crocata) just by the same ,let's say, stream (it's a dirty city stream god knows how polluted it might be here in Portugal).

Those are neat details Shannon. Thanks for sharing. The toxic alkaloid (coniine) is chemically similar to nicotine found in cigarettes. That's why you will never want to burn them- at least be nowhere around the smoke if you do. It's still very toxic.

@@ironDsteele I found this plant contained in 1 area, all by itself. Lots of it. 2 or 3 cubic yards after plucked and piled and dried. It took up more space when green. Am I supposed to report this to my city or county or anything?

Depends where you are and if it's invasive in that area. Taking the time to get rid of the patch is the best thing to do. I've loaded bails of it and wild parsnip up and taken it a ways back where no one will ever run i to it.

Anytime, Thanks for your interest :)

They are a bit of a nuisance, however it's good to know there's always such an abundant food source available all the time. They have cause some very serious burns on sensitive un aware people, but these plants aren't even close to as nasty as the giant hogweed. (Hereacleum Mantegazzianum)

@@ironDsteele I was one of those sensitive, unaware people. It's truly like being burned and you have blisters too. Dark spots stay for a long time. I am terrified of that plant now..lol

That is really neat to know. We tried one year to grow them and they never came up- in hind sight I'm glad : )

Definitely not. The chemicals in the foliage has been known to cause severe health consequences on livestock and their offspring that have grazed on it. Just best to discard or not interact with it.

That's a good way to put it! You'll find though as you begin to master this family of plants that many of the features overshadow each other from plant to plant. If 9 out of 10 characteristics line up but one doesn't, that's not good enough!

Jeff Lebowski the Queen has hairy legs as well

I knew that........Luv that Trower intro.. Sweeeeet. :0

The green foliage above the root contains clear sap the will cause a rash if it contacts the skin and is exposed to sunlight after. The taproot in the early Spring is edible as any parsnip.

In about 5 billion years our sun is set to become a red giant and engulf this world. In 10^100 years the last supermassive black holes will fade away from Hawking Radiation into nothingness leaving our universe completely black and void of everything forever.-- Scientists and people with common sense... Merry Christmas.

Actually I just sprayed a whole whack of poison ivy. Some things are better off.

That is absolutely false.

Universal Steele true facts

Universal Steele I wish I lived near you I would rub it into my skin to show you....idk why it doesn't affect us but I'm just saying.

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