Content
- Giersch no longer confused in the future!
- Poisonous relatives - spotted hemlock and dog parsley
- Similar plants that are harmless
- Elder and Giersch differ
- Bärenklau and Giersch differ from each other
- Tips
The poisonous spotted hemlock looks very similar to the edible giersch
Giersch no longer confused in the future!
One should not go easy on the search for the edible greed. Especially with wild plants such as wild garlic and lily of the valley, a wrong determination can be dangerous, in the worst case even fatal. When Giersch there are some similar plants!
Early article Giersch eat - taste, preparation and effectPoisonous relatives - spotted hemlock and dog parsley
It is best not to orient yourself on blooms when determining greed! There are some species from the same plant family (Umbelliferae), whose flowers look almost the same. For example, the spotted hemlock and the dog parsley, both of which are poisonous. A mistake can have bad consequences.
Here are the features that will help you distinguish Giersch from the dog's spur and the spotted hemlock:
Similar plants that are harmless
Then there is the beaver shrub, the wild carrot, the forest angelica and the broadleaf Merk. They, too, look a bit like Giersch. But unlike dog parsley and hemlock they are not poisonous. Only the Breitblättrige Merk can lead to diarrhea after consumption.
Elder and Giersch differ
Compared to young ginger, which is extremely healthy, the leaves of the young elderberry are poisonous. They look like the leaves of the greed in and shortly after budding.
But you can distinguish these two plants well from each other. If you know how: The elder has a round stem in cross-section (triangular triangular) and does not smell like parsley or carrot when grated.
Bärenklau and Giersch differ from each other
The bear claw resembles with its foliage the greed. He is however slightly poisonous. For sensitive people, even a single touch can cause skin irritation. Here are the differences between the leaves:
Tips
It is best to differentiate the yaw from other umbelliferae using its triangular stems and toothed leaves!