Question: Hello, I found this plant covering a nearby floodplain, which I am strongly inclined to believe is Aegopodium podagraria. However, …
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Hello, I found this plant covering a nearby floodplain, which I am strongly inclined to believe is Aegopodium podagraria. However, I am unsure on exactly how to differentiate them from Conioselinum plants, which seem to have a very similar description-- I would consider my identification fine if goutweed were not another plant of the carrot family and a plant I was planning on eating. Would you know of any good ways to differentiate them?
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Dear Ijaloś, good morning. It is likely you plant is Aegopodium podagraria (bishop's goutweed). The leaflet shape in Conioselnium is different (and they occupy different habitats). That all written, I don't know where these plants were found (location is extremely useful), so I can't be certain. If you can share with me (generally) what part of the world these plants came from, I could offer more information. Best wishes.
