The sap is also phototoxic, reacting with the sunlight like the Giant hogweed. I was a gardener in the National Trust a few years ago and was cutting this back from paths. It was a hot day and a few hours later I had rashes develop on my arms which later turned into blistering. Took months for the scarring to disappear. It was 100% Water dropwort sap which got on my arms, so cover up if you are cutting this back.

Just been on a canoe trip with my son on the River Waveney Suffolk & saw some of this. I had an idea it was hemlock but used Google lens & was none the wiser after to be honest!

So glad to have discovered your channel,to the point and consice,brilliant,thanks

I’ve just found your channel really good stuff here. Combines well with wild food uk who have an excellent you tube channel and foraging book. Keep up the great work. I’ve subscribed

Great video with a steady relaxed presentation. That plant looks like Parsley!.

Also just found your channel - great knoweldge and nice chilled presenation - love it and subbed, cheers

I have something similar looking in the brook that runs a long side my allotment. It has a sweet almost parsnip like smell.

great information thanks

its quite spectacular cultivated and very common

on the local farmland this grows all along the ditches. Often within just a few metres of the crops!

Really enjoying, your channel and videos on wild foraging. This is such an important one fore people to know and recognise. The Apiaceae is a good example of why 100% positive id is vital. Thanks for sharing

Looks just like parsley 😮

Hello, thank you for this video. Me and my son have just started looking in to wild edibles and nearly made a mistake on Fox Glove. This is a big help. Also I just want to agree with you on the plant app’s, every one I have downloaded is complete rubbish. Cheers, Ant 👍

I used one of those apps and cut what turned out to be Himalayan balsam which is beautiful only they took over my friends garden and its most likely down to me doing that because after looking to it they too mostly grow near rivers and streams which is where I found it only the garden which was overtaken is nowhere near!

I picked this today thinking it could be wild celery. I didn’t try any, and it’s in the compost now

Hey, what is the name of that river and where is it, please?

Thank you. Hemlock more poisonous than deadly nightshade ?

Are you sure that’s was cow parsley? To me it looked like it had red specks along its stem.

Definitely one to remember, cheers! And the bloody stuff looks so edible.

How does water hemlock compare to cow parsley in looks, the stem leaves etc, also when in flower etc? What are the differences?

Is the cross-section of the main stem similar to the ' blotchy red ' Hemlock?

Anytime I've seen a video on hemlock.water droplet I usually flick past it thinking I know what hemlock is silly me never realised hemlock and hemlock water droplet where different glad I learned because there's lots of similar.looking ones round here like tonnes of sweet scicely that my son loves but isn't allowed to pick or touch.

Cool

Got to respect the umbilifers.

I grew celery in a container I Cut it back because I done a bad job, but I left it in the container later on this plant that your showing in the video came up instead of the celery The centre was hollow I knew it was a different plant so I put it in the bin but I don’t know how it changed.

Yeah it does look good enough to eat woe I'll look out for that one peace and love from northeast

That actually looks like parsley 😳

Perhaps you should have described the differences compared with cow parsley, but it was good advice for beginners to keep well away - as hemlock leaves/flowers are so similar to cow parsley

Does the stem have any red blotches like poison hemlock?

I wonder how many tried it and died before word got out. It looks so edible.

I'm not at all a beginner and have been foraging for over 50 years. I knew it was deadly but I though I'd taste it and spit it out. I tried a tiny bit and it was very bitter. Spat it out immediately and flushed my mouth out with water many times BUT I still got I'll with stomach cramps within about 2 hours. Not the wisest thing I've done. I must have invested a tiny tiny tiny amount of sap. Don't mess with this plant or it's relative hemlock.

Can you send me this plant?

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It looks so similar to parsley or coriander.

Whoah!!! Modern killers may use this to terminate unnoticeable their enemies

I think that needs a bit more id.

Why is this bruddah touching it 1000 times😂

thank you for this information i will now go do totally legal activities and will NOT be looking for this plant

Great videos but it would be nice if you had a pin on microphone

Recently dogs have been dying soon after contact with these plants here in NI

You will die with a big grin on your face though if poisoned. It will look a little bit like this. 😬

Here in Papua New Guinea we eat it raw with meat

Soof

Fucking apps.

Why not eradicate it???

Can you send me this plant?