HEMLOCK WATER-PARSNIP

Class: Sium suave

Family: PARSLEY FAMILY

Sub Family: Apiaceae, Umbelliferae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: White

Height: 60 cm-1.8 m (2-6')

Each Flower:

Leaves: Lower leaves have long stalks sheathing stem; blades in opposite, lance-shaped leaflets which may or may not be finely toothed; each leaflet up to 20 cm (8") long; upper stem-leaves very narrow and pointed and practically stalkless

Stems: Stout, hollow, ribbed, and branching into flower-stems at upper leaf-axils

Blooming Period: July - August

Habitat: Ditches and marshy places at lower elevations

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