CELERY / CARROT / PARSLEY FAMILY Caution: Many of the plants in this group aggravate skin sensitivity which can come from contact with or consumption of plant. CARROT all parts edible, leafs, white flower, roots, fuzzy stalk, PARSNIP cow and water parsnip – – whole plant smells like a carrot - cow: - - water: Check out its toxic foliage: Deadly look-a-like, poisonous Hemlock - smooth stalks, maroon spots - Check out toxic look-a-like: VIRGINIA WATERLEAF- native, young leafs best, raw or cooked, GOUTWEED young leaves, raw or cooked, white flower looks like a carrot, – woodland plant. SIMILAR TO > from Asia, tastes like celery - Leaves, raw or cooked, tangy, reminds one of incense. confuse with poisonous Water Hemlock - Don’t ANISE SWEET CICELY O. longistylis Osmorhiza claytonia AMERICAN ANGELICA AMARANTHS A SUPER FOOD! AMARANTH - likes warm temps, use seeds, leafs, roots, stems, for AMARANTH, MAT, PROSTRATE / PIGWEED soups/stews, leafs can be eaten raw, but great if cooked, seeds make flour. On right Pigweed Amaranth – AMARANTH SPINY –
CELERY / CARROT / PARSLEY FAMILY Caution: Many of the plants in this group aggravate skin sensitivity which can come from contact with or consumption of plant. CARROT – all parts edible, leafs, white flower, roots, fuzzy stalk, whole plant smells like a carrot - - - Deadly look-a-like, poisonous Hemlock - smooth stalks, maroon spots - PARSNIP – cow and water parsnip cow: water: Check out its toxic foliage: Check out toxic look-a-like: VIRGINIA WATERLEAF- native, young leafs best, raw or cooked, woodland plant. SIMILAR TO > GOUTWEED – young leaves, raw or cooked, white flower looks like a carrot, from Asia, tastes like celery - Leaves, raw or cooked, tangy, reminds one of incense. Don’t confuse with poisonous Water Hemlock - ANISE O. longistylis SWEET CICELY Osmorhiza claytonia AMERICAN ANGELICA AMARANTHS A SUPER FOOD! AMARANTH - likes warm temps, use seeds, leafs, roots, stems, for soups/stews, leafs can be eaten raw, but great if cooked, seeds make flour. On right – Pigweed Amaranth AMARANTH, MAT, PROSTRATE / PIGWEED AMARANTH – SPINY
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