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Ground elder Aegopodium podagraria

Tender leaves taste like parsley and carrot. Spreads vigorously, so it is easy to find.

Season: Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
Habitat: Shady to half-shady gardens, forest edges, hedges

Safety: Hemlock is one of the most poisonous native plants. Only pick when the stem is clearly unspotted.

Ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria) — 📷 Wikimedia Commons · H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0

Look-alikes

Poison hemlock – Very poisonous! Stem is purple-spotted and the plant smells unpleasantly of mice. Ground elder has three-angled leaf stalks.
Cowbane – Extremely poisonous, smells of celery. Ground elder does not.
Fool's parsley – Strongly poisonous. Check for three-angled leaf stalks and smell.

Plants are hints, not guarantees. Mushrooms only grow where weather, soil and trees fit together.

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Ground elder Aegopodium podagraria

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