Fun fact.
Wild carrot looks a lot like poison hemlock. Wild carrots are edible. Poison hemlock will kill you.
Nature is mean sometimes.
Personally, I don't see much resemblance at all between Queen Anne's Lace and Poison Hemlock. They both have white umbrella flowers, but the flowers are not much alike and the foliage is entirely different.
Now, Wild Chervil and Poison Hemlock, on the other hand...
If you spend time with plants, yeah they arent that similar. But its an easy mistake for people with few plant ID skills to make hence the copious warnings in plant ID resources.
Still.. If you foraging for wild carrots, best case scenario you get a disappointing carrot, worst case, you die 🤷♀️
Yeah, I do not see the appeal at all. Unless something with a deadly lookalike is incredibly delicious, I don't see any value in foraging it.
Look for the little drop of blood in the center, safe.
Hemlock on the other hand is taller (~1m), with a woody stock, and the lace is spread out. Try not to rub it all over you and don't eat it.
If it's got hairy stems, it's generally safe.
Are you the king of carrot flowers?
I was hoping for this comment. The song is stuck in my head again
Part one or two?
Part three ;) but more like the whole album because the songs flow so well
Oh oh oh oh okay
Lots of communities are dedicated to nature's big pictures, the breathtaking vistas and scenic landscapes. Those are all great, but I find the details of the natural world to be just as much of a draw.
From ripples in sand, to whorls in bark, this community celebrates the beauty in the little patterns and textures of nature.
