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the_count
03-Jul-08, 23:34
I know its not cow parsley and i dont think its hemlock or giant hogweed but its from that family of plant (3000 of em) but what is it lol The flowers appeared very mauve or maybe pink ... certainly not white and the leaves are much "lacier" than cow parsley
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll318/countlicker/plants%20and%20stuff/P1050620.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll318/countlicker/plants%20and%20stuff/P1050611.jpg

the_count
03-Jul-08, 23:36
shots of the leaves for comparison top is the mystery plant bottom is cow parsley
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll318/countlicker/plants%20and%20stuff/P1050622.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll318/countlicker/plants%20and%20stuff/P1050623.jpg

the_count
04-Jul-08, 00:47
think it may be a knotted hedge parsley or upright hedge parsley .... both are very similar :lol:

Taraxacum
07-Jul-08, 21:57
Hi, Count,

What you have there is Common Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) which like damp places such as a marshy area. By the way, your other leaf is Hogweed; Cow Parsley has a very finely divided leaf.

These Umbellifers are quite confusing, aren't they!

the_count
08-Jul-08, 17:06
yeah definitely confusing lol i just looked at the cowparsley and that was what i thought was hogweed lol, so i got em crossed over somewhere :lol: and yeah thats a common valerian looks just like the picture :D