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Queen Anne's lace is pretty easy to distinguish from water hemlock ( cicuta maculata). The flowers are different and the plants grow in completely different habitats. Hemlock has magenta patches on its stem. QAL is the exact same plant as the domestic carrot.

Time to make warlock juice

Queen Annes... marvelousss!!!

When identifying whether or not it's Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum), the lack of fuzz on the stems coupled with the stems being bright green with purple splotches is what gives it away more than the flowers or leaf patterns. Last month I was under suspicion I ripped out a Cicuta plant from my parent's front plant arrangement because I remember it being about 5 feet tall and the roots being nearly impossible to uproot. The main root shot directly down, but sub roots grew perpendicular and I even initially mistook a root for either a drain pipe or possibly a corn cob. In the end I used the spade to cut off the main plant from the offshoot roots, so it's possible it could come back I suppose. I just remember getting a rash for a few days after ripping it out. I forgot if I wore gloves or not, but getting a rash was the only affliction I remember getting.

Great video can you make more with some edible plants?

There is a similar but very large umbellifer in the UK called Giant Hogweed that must be avoided at all costs.

Excellent video! I’ll always remember the story of Queen Anne now. Great way to remember.

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Thank you for that clear differentiation.

Nice video! We have Queen Anne's Lace growing in our back yard. I was just about to watch a video about making a tincture with it but wanted to make sure I was correctly identifying it.

I thought it was not safe to touch poison hemlock?

I had a line worker tell me i had poison hemlock on property. Talk about panic. I had months before pulk up a bunch ect. Turns out after further investagation it was Queen Ann Lace. Relieved and since kearned the difference. This is a great video showing the difference.

It's been said already, but the Queen Anne analogy you used has really helped me wrap my head around the differences and actually remember them!! Thank you for explaining so thoroughly; the pacing and the details you've used were really helpful!

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Thank you for this clear explanation. I thought I knew the difference but got them the wrong way round!

Thanks for the video. This is one plant that I've ever taken the time to get down pat. Your video was,simple well made and right to the point. No bs. That got you a new sub. I also love the little anecdotes like queen Anne had hairy legs because they're so easy to remember. Ty again, great video

You touched that plant without gloves. Please be careful don’t get sick.

Excellent story. The Queen Anne story. Myself and my wife and children are all from southeastern New England. My son is working way up in upstate New York ( Massena area) he’s got some kind of rash in between his fingers. Doesn’t look like typical poison ivy but it definitely looks like poison…something. I came across poison hemlock and I have to admit that I have never heard of it. Apon further exploration, turns out that it doesn’t give you the skin rash. Only in rare instances. I stumbled across your video and it was definitely helpful. Thanks for sharing!

In other countries if you ingest poison, they give you activated carbon to try soak up the poison in the stomach. Not just, “put you on life support”

If this grows in a vegetable garden, does it contaminate the soil at all?

thank you so much. Using several points of identification was very helpful. I'm confident I can tell the difference now.

Doubt very much that's hemlock btw

Why on earth are YOU setting such a TERRIBLE EXAMPLE to your audience by handling Hemlock with your BARE HANDS ?!?! You should be demonstrating BEST PRACTICES… not just telling others to do as I say (not as I do) SMH 👎

I've been watching your videos for awhile now, and lately I've had my young son watching them. He also finds them entertaining and informative. Aged 10. We both believe you do a great job explaining without droning on, and your videos are packed full of useful information. Thanks very much for sharing your time.

Awesome presentation! Excellent visuals and the Queen Anne story make it easy for young and old to remember.

So, do elderberry have fuzzy stems? Does Hemlock produce berries?

A very helpful and informative vid. Although you were saying “umbel” which isn’t actually a word (at least not in English😂) …but surely you meant to say ‘umbral’, right? No doubt the term “umbral” is related to the word: umbrella, which makes sense given the Wild Carrot’s umbrella shaped flower.👍

Thankyou, very helpful,I have what I believe is hemlock in my garden in the UK.

As toxic as it is, i wonder-- does the poison in its roots contaminate the soil and affect other plants growing near it? For example, in the garden-- will it mess up the vegetables? Thank you for this info.

What about the shape of the leaves? Can you show the differences of the leaves.

What about taking activated charcoal for hemlock poisoning? Also, in ayurveda, they have many herbs to counteract poisons of all kinds. I would look and see if they have anything for it.

That is crazy how something so beautiful and magnificent can be so deadly!

How do u get rid of poison hemlock? If you discover it on your property. Does anyone know

Waait dont these have chiggers im so confused on gow you touching

FWIW I had a bunch of hemlock with big white umbels in a fairly shady spot in my yard, so must not necessarily need lots of direct sunlight. The first spring in a new house brought lots of surprises growing. Beautiful alliums, but also surprise poison! 😂

We are seeing an explosion of Poison Hemlock here in South Central Pennsylvania this year. It's everywhere along the roadways and it's a new infestation. I cleared about 30 plants from behind our shed last weekend...very scary stuff. Some plants were 8' tall and huge. Thanks for this great comparison.

Thank you! I just picked a wild carrot. The leaves when rubbed together smell quite carrot-y, as does the white root which is very tough and fibrous.

why would people eat hemlock? at least people might eat the elderberry berry

As a kid I thought the dark dot on Queen Anne's Lace was a big...

What do the leaves look like on these plants/

Ok I have a plant that is green with the purple but the leaves are like that of elderberry, small plant.

Where can we purchase a mole like that

Around here, we call queen ann's lace "chigger weed".

I'm amazed how many negative comments on here 😞

THANK YOU, MATT! I knew what Queen Anne's Lace looks like but not Hemlock. I agree with Margorie- I like the stories to help ID the difference. Great job!

The flower reminds me of elderberries

Good job over-all bro. I have a bit of advice for you to kick up your skill lvl. Teepee style fire-lay (drains rain/sleet/snow melt to the outside). If raining, line the outside with bark layers. If you think you have enough smoke, you don't, lol, always hit it more before stopping (rule of thumb). Scrape off first dust and get rid of it, as it is high in moisture and will prevent easy coal formation. You can do friction fire even if the fire-board has been soaking for says in a puddle of water. You have to create steam within the wood to drive the water out the ends of the board and spindle. Requires three holes side by side with center hole for fire. One note, use much finer initial tinder when everything is soaked. Think twigs as thin or thinner than a pencil lead to start, then a bunch 1/8" in diameter, then some 3/16", etc., in layers. You have to get the wood above 220 D Fahrenheit before it can start heating to the self-ignition temp of 800 degrees. Do it right, you can start a friction fire with even soaked firewood in the rain. With wet conditions, as you have learned, everything is a little harder. However, friction fire is reliable, not impossible, but you have to know what is going on with everything at each step of the process, or you will probably fail and won't know why. Most of the weekend survivalists in the forums do not know why fires works, let alone what is going on within the wood during the stages of friction fire, so that is why many think friction fire is like magic so to speak.If you have any questions feel free to ask.

I'm hopeful you didn't get sick from handling this plant?

You are a wonderful teacher. I wish I lived closer to be able to take a class. From Northeast Arkansas.