8.4K views · 225 reactions | A short video showing how to identify Hemlock water dropwort, which is a member of the Apiaceae (Carrot) family. The plant is very toxic. | Robin Harford | Facebook

I said Poison Hemlock, but I meant water hemlock (Cicuta). There are many characteristics that separate elder from water hemlock. This is important because they *can* grow in the same environment!Elder has lenticels and woody bark, water hemlock has only herbaceous growth without lenticels. Elder has singly compounded leaves, water hemlock has multiply compounded leaves. Elderflower clusters are more densely spaced than water hemlock’s. Elderberry leaflet edges are typically much more finely ser