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CAN YOU TELL THESE APART?
The root is dinner. The leaves put kids in the hospital
SAFE
wild parsnip root
Pastinaca sativa
edible root (cooked only), yellow flowers
CHEMICAL BURNS
wild parsnip foliage
Pastinaca sativa
sap causes severe chemical burns in sunlight
How to tell them apart
Same plant. Root = edible cooked. Sap on skin + sunlight = chemical burns.
You can tell them apart right now. The real question is whether you'll still know in three weeks — BloomEDU quizzes you on this pair until the name sticks.
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