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That is probably a different plant also known as Queen Anne's Lace, which is an edible wild carrot that is invasive and everywhere in the midwest and harmless.
by gregwebs 3y ago
That is probably a different plant also known as Queen Anne's Lace, which is an edible wild carrot that is invasive and everywhere in the midwest and harmless. It is unfortunate that the two look similar. Queen Anne's Lace thrives in dry conditions whereas spotted water hemlock as the name implies grows in damp conditions.
- angiosperm 3y agoI saw a great deal of Queen Anne's Lace even in mid-northern Finnland. The most easily-spotted difference is that the flower bunch of QAL is flat. On spotted water hemlock, it is smaller bunches splayed out.
- ijustlovemath 3y agoThe ONLY sure fire way to know you have QAL is by the presence of a central flower, usually black or purple, sometimes red. QAL also bunches up more than hemlock (which has gaps in between the flower clusters), but regardless, you should never eat it unless you know for sure. QAL is like a very fibrous carrot