[The Parsley Family in Mt. Adams Country]

Hemlock Water-parsnip, Water-parsnip, Water Parsnip

Sium suave

Synonyms: Sium cicutifolium, Sium floridanum, Sium suave var. floridanum

Hemlock Water-parsnip, Water-parsnip, Water Parsnip: Sium suave (Synonyms: Sium cicutifolium, Sium floridanum, Sium suave var. floridanum)

The photo above shows water-parsnip as seen from alongside Kreps Lane in the the central canal that runs through Conboy Lake NWR.........July 31, 2008. This species looks very similar to water-hemlock (Cicuta douglasii).

Upper leaf surface of Hemlock Water-parsnip, Water-parsnip, Water Parsnip: Sium suave (Synonyms: Sium cicutifolium, Sium floridanum, Sium suave var. floridanum)

Lower leaf surface of Hemlock Water-parsnip, Water-parsnip, Water Parsnip: Sium suave (Synonyms: Sium cicutifolium, Sium floridanum, Sium suave var. floridanum)

The two photos seen directly above show close-ups of the upper (top) and lower (bottom) surfaces of the leaflets of water parsnip. The veins are oriented into the tip of each tooth along the leaf margin rather than into the notch between each tooth (as in water hemlock: Cicuta douglasii). Photographed along Kreps Lane in the central canal which runs through Conboy Lake NWR..........July 16, 2008.

Umbel of Hemlock Water-parsnip, Water-parsnip, Water Parsnip: Sium suave (Synonyms: Sium cicutifolium, Sium floridanum, Sium suave var. floridanum)

The photo above shows a close-up view down onto the top of the umbel of water parsnip. Photographed along Kreps Lane in the central canal which runs through Conboy Lake NWR...........July 16, 2008.


Umbel and umbellet bracts of Hemlock Water-parsnip, Water-parsnip, Water Parsnip: Sium suave (Synonyms: Sium cicutifolium, Sium floridanum, Sium suave var. floridanum)

The photo above shows the distinct bracts to be found below both the involucre as well as beneath each involucel in the umbel of water parsnip. Photographed along Kreps Lane in the central canal which runs through Conboy Lake NWR.........July 16, 2008.

Hemlock Water-parsnip, Water-parsnip, Water Parsnip: Sium suave (Synonyms: Sium cicutifolium, Sium floridanum, Sium suave var. floridanum) - Hemlock Water-parsnip, Water-parsnip, Water Parsnip: Sium suave (Synonyms: Sium cicutifolium, Sium floridanum, Sium suave var. floridanum)

The two photos above show water parsnip as seen along Kreps Lane in the central canal which runs through Conboy Lake NWR..........July 16, 2008.

Hemlock Water-parsnip, Water-parsnip, Water Parsnip: Sium suave (Synonyms: Sium cicutifolium, Sium floridanum, Sium suave var. floridanum)

The photo above shows a number of water-parsnip as seen from the bridge (Kreps Lane) into the central canal that runs through Conboy Lake NWR........July 31, 2008.

Paul Slichter