Aethusa cynapium
Fool's parsley
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The Aethusa cynapium plant species is found in Britain. It is a member of the Umbelliferae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Fool's parsley.

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Latin Name:  Aethusa cynapium
Common Name:  Fool's parsley
Family:  Umbelliferae
Author:  L.
 
Known Hazards:  The entire plant is poisonous though less so than Conium maculatum (qv)[4, 10, 19]. The dried plant might be safe to eat[10].
 
Mature Height:  1.2   Mature Width:  
 
Habitat:  Grows in waste places and is also a common weed of cultivated ground but rarer in the north of Britain[9, 17].

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