Parsley
❓ How do you recognise this plant?
⚠️ Possible toxicity
⚠️ Look-alike species
Aromatic, divided green foliage fairly similar within the Apiaceae. Parsley has firmer, glossier leaves, whereas chervil has finer, more tender, paler green leaves with an aniseed scent.
Cultivated parsley gives off a characteristic fresh, aromatic smell when crushed, whereas hemlock has a foul, unpleasant smell and a purple-spotted stem. Never eat a parsley-like plant found growing wild without absolute certainty of its identification.
Fool's parsley gives off a foul smell when crushed, very different from the fresh smell of parsley, and bears long, drooping bracts beneath each umbel. Never eat a parsley-like plant found growing wild without absolute certainty of its identification.
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