water parsnip
Sium suave

Water parsnip (Sium suave), which is not poisonous is also similar in appearance.

Water parsnip has leaves only once compound, and water hemlock has leaves which are three times compound.

Water parsnip is not poisonous.

The Water parsnip has small bracts at the base of flowers and main flower head as well.

Water parsnip and water hemlock both have clusters of small white flowers shaped like umbrellas, and both have the same habitat near the shore line of lakes, and rivers.

Water parsnip is a widespread aquatic plant found across Eurasia, Africa, North America, and elsewhere.

Water parsnip and water hemlock have clusters of small white flowers that are shaped like umbrellas, and both grow in moist soils.

Water parsnip is a common name given to a number of flowering plants in the Apiaceae family, including those from the Berula and Sium genera.

The Sium latifolium or Greater Water parsnip or sometimes simply Water parsnip is a plant species of the genus Sium.