I hope you're not thinking it's carrot or parsnip. Looks like poison hemlock to me.
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Yes poison hemlock is what I was thinking. Thanks for the second opinion.
We have a nice stand of poison Hemlock. Thankfully I'm not sensitive to touching it. I've mowed it before, but I try to do it when the air is moving or at least limit my exposure. This year it's a fraction of what it was, but we've still got plenty. I don't think I've used weed killer in my life, but this is one plant that had me thinking about it. If there were ever a reason to pull out the weed killer, this plant would be it.
That said I'm not 100% sure this is poison hemlock in the pics. I can't recall how to tell it from look alikes.
Yeah I wouldn’t say I’m 100% either but all the same seems like I should probably presume it is. worst case is I’m being overly careful with a wild parsley the cost of the error is very asymmetric.
The purple splotches are what give it away.