Part XII
32 named mix-ups — tea leaves, white umbels, autumn cups, and two plants that share a common name. A comparison is not a forage license.
Foxglove for comfrey in a kettle is the worst garden story in this folio. Poison hemlock for parsley is the worst roadside one. If a plant is not in flower and you cannot name it, it is not tea, salad, or a wild carrot.
Pairs involving Water hemlock.
Water hemlock for parsley
Cicuta is the deadliest plant in North American ditches. A wet-ground parsley look-alike has killed people who wanted a garnish.
Water hemlock stands in wet ground, the leaf veins run to the notches, and the root is chambered. Parsley does not grow in a creek. If the feet are wet, it is not parsley.
Water hemlock for cress
A peppery brook green and a convulsant share the same water. One is a mustard. The other is Cicuta.
Watercress is a low, creeping mustard with white four-petal flowers and a pepper bite. Water hemlock is an umbel on a stout, hollow stem. Do not graze unknown plants from a ditch.
