Day 265: Cow Parsnip is a plant of conflicts. Although contact with it can cause a rash and/or blisters to form on the skin, it is edible, although anyone harvesting it must take extreme care because it is easily confused with Poison Hemlock. A common plant in marshy areas, it may grow up to ten feet in height. Seen here as an isolated specimen growing alongside the Chehalis-Western bike trail, it is not particularly invasive.
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