Hemlock water dropwort.. possibly , any Help?

[redneck]

I'm pretty sure this is HWD, but then again we all know the problems with umbellifers .. the one thing I was told by a survival instructor was the smell is very like parsnips, celery or parsley and not mouse urine at all.. well this one smelt exactly like celery, very strongly infact..

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It was growing in and along a shallow stream.. and a few dogs over here have died eating it recently (it's been in the local news) and it's often called poison parsnips here.

 

[cranmere]

It looks very much like HWD to me especially given its location. I certainly wouldn't eat it!

 

[dwardo]

"poison parsnips" thats a better name, rolls off the tongue a bit better, poor choice of words
It does like its feet wet when I have found it.

 

[Clouston98]

I'm pretty sure that's not cow parsley, so it could well be HWD. I'm terrified of that family bar pignuts- I'm convinced I'll poison myself. I thought I saw some hemlock a few days ago- it had a more purple stem and it was smooth- not ridged? It looks similar to yours with a different stem and similar leaves to yours. Wasn't like what I think is cow parsley but I'm not snacking on that stuff any time soon!

 

[Rosahane]

Certainly looks like it.
Two good resources to check:
http://www.wildflowersofireland.net...flower=309&Wildflower=Water-dropwort, Hemlock
http://www.irishwildflowers.ie/pages/84a.html