Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. As wild parsnip produces seeds and poison hemlock is in full bloom, these plants will continue to grow despite being cut or sprayed with ...

The plant looks and smells like parsley, with a highly poisonous root that resembles a parsnip. Professional forager and wild food expert Josh Quick said even a small portion "could kill a person".

Highly poisonous plant spreading throughout US ... some of which are edible, such as wild parsnip, carrots or parsley.