One of North America’s most poisonous plants, and it’s growing right on the corner by our house. You don’t even have to ingest it; it’s poisonous to taste. Many recorded deaths of people, and apparently it kills a lot of grazing livestock. Can grow to 8 feet tall. Parsley family. Native.
Water Hemlock, Cowbane, Poison Parsnip (Cicuta maculata)
Holy cow! That’s the kind of thing Jaxson would munch on if he was just momentarily bored. He tastes everything. It looks so completely innocuous.
well, I don’t know if you have it in California.But it likes swampy areas. So look out for tall Queen Anne’s Lace-ish plants growing near water and tell all the dogs no tasting!
!!!! Have you seen this other places?
Last year I saw it at Charles River Peninsula, but not as close up because it was back in a swampy area…