Description: English:
Saskatchewan white water plant. Water parsnip, swamp parsnip, sium suave. OR Cicuta maculata Water Hemlock, Poison Hemlock. These two plants are confused with each other.. Water parsnip and water hemlock both have cluster of small white flowers shaped like umbrellas, and both have the same habitat near the shore line of lakes, and rivers. Water parsnip has leaves only once compound, and water hemlock has leaves which are three times compound. Water hemlock has a large swelling at the stem base. Water hemlock is highly poisonous. Water parsnip is not poisonous. From
Traditional Plant Foods of Canadian Indigenous Peoples By Harriet V Kuhnlein, Nancy J. Cicuta maculata The water hemlock has bracts at the base of each small flower cluster, not at the base of the main flower head
Wester Water Hemlock The Water parsnip has small bracts at the base of flowers and main flower head as well
Water parsnip The
Yarrow Achillea millefolium has feathery leaves. Source: Own work. Author:
SriMesh.