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Another possibility, http://consumerist.com/2010/05/11/if-youre-going-to-eat-a-carrot-from-your-garden-be-sure-its-not-hemlock/ http://consumerist.com/2010/05/1
by ThatMightBePaul 12y ago
Another possibility, http://consumerist.com/2010/05/11/if-youre-going-to-eat-a-carrot-from-your-garden-be-sure-its-not-hemlock/ http://consumerist.com/2010/05/11/if-youre-going-to-eat-a-ca...
Orange carrots might've also been an easy "ok, it's not hemlock, it's safe" indicator.
- seszett 12y agoHemlock doesn't have a large taproot like cultivated carrot, it's really not possible to confuse them (unless you're eating the leaves like your article suggests... I didn't even know carrots leaves were edible).
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- pvaldes 12y agoThis is the main reason probably, yes. Several Apiaceae with white roots are poisonous in Europe.