How about this ?

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    Titus New Member

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    What is it ?
     

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    Acerholic Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout Maple Society

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    Possibly Urtica dioica photo 3. No 2 a Cardamine. No 1 Salix viminalis.
     
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    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    I am fairly certain all of these are the same plant, and it's in the Apiaceae. My first inclination is either Sium or Cicuta. The side veins of the leaflets end between the teeth (in the notch) instead of the tooth's tip, so that pushes it to Cicuta.

    Of Cicuta maculata and Cicuta virosa, it's not likely the latter as the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute only records Cicuta virosa as occurring in northern Alberta so far.

    That would make it one of the most poisonous plants in North America.

    To confirm the ID, I'd want to see if some of the lower leaves are multiple-pinnate and/or large air pockets inside the tissue where the stem and root meet.
     
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