CLASS DESCRIPTION

The parsley family contains edible, medicinal, and poisonous species. How does one tell them apart? In this visual presentation, you’ll learn the distinguishing characteristics that are needed to key out medicinal, edible, and poisonous members of this family. Compound umbel, umbellets, rays, bracts, stylopodium, commissure, and carpophore are some of the terms used. Learn the common terms that are used by botanists and learn the main characteristics of water and poison hemlock.

TEACHER BIO

Robyn Klein has been teaching plant identification to K-12 teachers and herbalists since 2004. A graduate of the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine (1995) and an adjunct instructor at MSU, and a member of the Montana Native Plant Society. Her gardens are a mix of native, Chinese, and European medicinal species, and the odd carrot.