help me identify this pleeaseee

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    any help wat this is, its growing everywhere, seeds look similar to parsley, has a long taproot as well but i got no idea....
     

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    nah definately not corriander, the smell is totally different, the seeds arent as round as corriander seeds, theyre more like parsley seeds but its definately not parsley either, it also has a long tap root like parsley
     
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    It looks a bit like Cyclospermum leptophyllum which is said to grow near Sydney. if it is Cyclospermum leptophyllum it is said to be both toxic and a parsley substitute.
     
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    what a legend!! thanks heaps mate!! yes it is exactly that aka Fir-Leaved Celery, Marsh Parsley, Slender Celery, Wild Carrot, but what gets me is how is it used as a parsley substitute if it is toxic to mammals????
     

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