Question: This white parsley grows profusely on the side of my dirt road in Harrisville, NH. It likes the ditch, a …
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This white parsley grows profusely on the side of my dirt road in Harrisville, NH. It likes the ditch, a moist place, where it reaches 2-3 feet. Not massive like cow parsnip or angelica, it closely resembles Golden Alexanders. The flowers are born on 3 stalks at the top. Two 3-part leaves grow from the stem where those 3 stalks diverge. The lower leaves are doubly compound. My best guess: Honeywort (Cryptotaenia canadensis).
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DavidBlair, good morning. Your plant most likely is Aegopodium podagraria (bishop's gout-weed). It is a commonly planted member of the Apiaceae that frequently escapes and forms dense colonies by rhizomatous growth. Some colonies have variegated leaves, others have uniformly green leaves.
