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[–] Assassassin@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago

The family does have amazing taste in compound flowers, though.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 11 points 2 days ago

Missing on the left:

Wild parsnip Cow parsnip Poison parsnip Giant hogweed

The sap from all of these cause terrible blisters when it gets on you and sunlight hits it

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But eating wild carrots is fun. I recommend eating wild carrot but not eating hemlock. That’s worked well for me so far.

[–] Droechai@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Its usually more healthy to not eat the toxic or poisonous ones, so I lean to agreeing with your recommendation.

In case someone wanted a second opinion

[–] aport@programming.dev 12 points 3 days ago

Don't forget giant hogweed on the left side, fucking ouch man

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is there something I'm supposed to be doing with Queen Anne's Lace? It gets more out of control every year, but I just rip it out and compost it.

[–] Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

As long as you're sure it's Queen Anne's Lace (hairy stem, flowers with red dot), rip it up and use it. They're much tougher than normal carrots, but still taste great and make a lovely vegetable stock. My dogs go NUTS for them as treats. There's a bunch of tutorials online for how to use them.

Note: You won't be able to get rid of them without weed killer, because their seeds turn into little burrs that cling to animals... but the plant is tasty, so why waste it?