Question: This Carrot family (Apiaceae) plant is growing at the edge of a small pond, just feet from a road, in …
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Question
This Carrot family (Apiaceae) plant is growing at the edge of a small pond, just feet from a road, in Kennebunk, Maine. Photos were taken 7/21 and 7/23/15. My attempts at keying it out have thus far been unsuccessful. Can you help?
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Dear Fecteau23, you have photographed, what appears to be, Peucedanum palustre (milk-parsley). While this plant has been collected in New England, it has not be documented from ME. If possible, it would be good to collect a specimen that can be deposited in a museum and confirm that the stem is hollow. Feel free to contact me to discuss further (if you would like) at ahaines[at]newenglandwild.org. Best wishes.
