Fool's Parsley (Aethusa cynapium)

Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Aethusa cynapium is a ANNUAL growing to 1.2 m (4ft). It is in flower from July to August, and the seeds ripen from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves - raw or cooked. It is very inadvisable to eat this plant, see the notes above on toxicity. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; It is very inadvisable to eat this plant, see the notes above on toxicity.

Habitat & North American Range

Grows in waste places and is also a common weed of cultivated ground but rarer in the north of Britain. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)