This section is from the book "Who's Who Among The Wild Flowers", by W. I. Beecroft. Also available from Amazon: A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants.
Madnep: Tank. Pastinaca sativa.
Parsley Family. June - Sept.
A plant 2 - 5 feet tall, with noticeably grooved stem, found in roadsides, waste places. Common throughout United States and Canada. Naturalized from Europe.
Dull yellow, tiny, forming flat clusters terminating branches, 2 - 5 feet high.
Compound, composed of many toothed leaflets.
Wild Parsnip.
 
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