Poison Water Hemlock vs Elderberry (Side-by-Side Detailed Comparison)

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  • Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
  • In this video Matthew shows the differences between elderflower/elderberry and poison water hemlock, highlighting important identification features.
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  • @cindy1568
    @cindy1568 4 месяца назад +32

    Your comparison should include Queen Anne's Lace or wild carrots also. Small purple flower in center of flower cluster and resembles a birds nest when it starts to dry up. It has been used medicinally for long time. The roots can be used for coffee substitute.

    • @DustyNonya
      @DustyNonya 4 месяца назад +3

      I kinda get what you mean...but Wild Carrot looks closer to a Conium maculatum (invasive, regular Poison Hemlock).
      Poison Hemlock has blotches, Water Hemlock has striations similar to Artemisia annua Sweet Wormwood, and the "Queen has hairy legs".
      Ragweed leaves also look similar to A annua and Poison Hemlock but they're bigger.

    • @wrenjacobs9392
      @wrenjacobs9392 4 месяца назад +3

      The Queen also has hairy legs.

    • @nelliesfarm8473
      @nelliesfarm8473 4 месяца назад

      Yes. They are more alike ..much more. I have a video on my channel I made

    • @LovinLnCottage
      @LovinLnCottage 3 месяца назад +2

      It is quite easy for the average hiker to mistake Queen Anne’s Lace for poison hemlock and allow a child to play with it. I was a trail guide and docent at a nature center and park for a while and stopped someone from doing that. People need to be made aware that there are plants that look so similar but one may be dangerous or fatal.

    • @katherineking3174
      @katherineking3174 3 месяца назад +1

      Good idea!!! Have seen comparisons online!!+

  • @MsCherokee70
    @MsCherokee70 4 месяца назад +19

    100% agreed!
    Everyone needs Learn everything they can about the good and the BAD, nature provides.

  • @cindy1568
    @cindy1568 4 месяца назад +9

    You should do compare Poison Hemlock and Queen Anne Lace, both carrot family, 1 deadly, 1 safe. Queen Anne Lace has small purple flower in center of flower cluster and flower cluster curls up and resembles a birds nest. The roots can be used as coffee substitute.

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  4 месяца назад +5

      Thanks for the feedback! It's definitely on my radar. I just learned recently that Queen Anne's lace is one of the best weight loss herbs around, the top part of the plant being used instead of the roots.

  • @MyPeacefulPlace24
    @MyPeacefulPlace24 4 месяца назад +5

    Thanks so much for this information. I have both plants near my home and wanted to know how to distinguish them. Perfect timing!

  • @gidget8717
    @gidget8717 3 месяца назад +6

    Excellent video! I've been enjoying this channel, although I know most of the plants by sight, that's because I've lived most of my life in rural southern Appalachia, I have really enjoyed the in-depth look at each plant. Great content on this channel.
    Edit ~ I know the plants by sight because I'm older than dirt! 👵😆

  • @suzannakoizumi8605
    @suzannakoizumi8605 4 месяца назад +6

    Thank you! I discovered elderberries in my yard last year. I always had a nagging thought about the berries being hemlock. Three years ago when I first saw the blooms I thought they could be Queen Ann's Lace which was my mother's favorite wild flower.

    • @Ruktiet
      @Ruktiet 3 месяца назад +1

      Hemlock doesn’t have berries, but seeds.

  • @CBReal1290
    @CBReal1290 4 месяца назад +3

    Excellent presentation The entire quality, the video, the pace of your speech, the emphasis on the importance and showing the differences clearly up close. Oh my gosh, thank you so much. Please continue to teach us. And I will look for your guide that you've posted. Thank you so very much. A gal who's learning to enjoy the wild but doesn't want to be destroyed by it. Or to destroy it

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  4 месяца назад +2

      Thank you for watching!

    • @moonbeamstry5321
      @moonbeamstry5321 Месяц назад

      Whole heartedly agree with you about this fine gentleman's attributes. Not all tutorials are created equal and this was top caliber- so much so I saved it to my downloads so I can still access it while out in the woods. Other wilderness and wild edible guides should take notes- there wasn't a wasted moment. It was as detailed as necessary- not too little or too much, and like you said, spot on pacing. I'm very appreciative as well ☺

  • @KevinCannady
    @KevinCannady 4 месяца назад +2

    You did a great job. Hope to be a camera man in rthe wild soon.

  • @MrsRodgers0024
    @MrsRodgers0024 4 месяца назад +3

    Thank you for sharing this ❤

  • @jeaniegobin1375
    @jeaniegobin1375 4 месяца назад +2

    Thank you Matthew I truly enjoy all of your videos. Keep it up please. God bless you Matthew.

  • @belindamclaughlin9258
    @belindamclaughlin9258 4 месяца назад +3

    Matthew, you're a treasure! Keep up the great work! Watching from Northeast Texas.

  • @GrandmomZoo
    @GrandmomZoo 2 месяца назад +1

    Great video! So glad I found your channel and your mentor and his mentor are highly respected in my opinion!

  • @stacystepp7914
    @stacystepp7914 4 месяца назад +1

    Man! What an AWESOME lesson!!!
    We should be able to identify poison water hemlock with no problems at all now. Can't wait to find it!

  • @jamesetal7088
    @jamesetal7088 3 месяца назад +1

    Since being taught about this deadly plant, I point it out to people. It is really common.
    I saw another plant ID site which discussed it but did not compare it to elderberry. SMH. So, very good job you did!!!

  • @carlpearrow-jt8bj
    @carlpearrow-jt8bj 22 дня назад

    Thanks so much for taking time to teach us about plant safety ❤..very informative

  • @geraldfranz9085
    @geraldfranz9085 4 месяца назад +2

    Very good break down of the two different plants. A few years back I grabbed what I thought was Elderberry from the roadside. It flowers but has not yet produced berries. The flowers however are connected and have the donut like you showed, so I wonder why they never have produced berries ?

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  4 месяца назад +2

      It's possible birds get to them so fast it appears they don't produce any.

  • @windfeather.noodiinmiigwan5131
    @windfeather.noodiinmiigwan5131 4 месяца назад +2

    Thanks alot, funny I was just thinking I needed to find one the other day
    From Michigans mitten

  • @DebraofSENC
    @DebraofSENC 3 месяца назад +1

    You are absolutely a blessing from above and I am grateful that you teach people about these plants. I see almost all the plants you show in my own yard except for elderberry and poison hemlock. I love the way carrot flowers and Queen Anne's look but they are sure similar to poison hemlock. From Southern NC.

  • @nancyleonesio627
    @nancyleonesio627 4 месяца назад +1

    thx much. i heard about water hemlock but couldn't find a definitive description. this is excellent and helpful

  • @russellmanweller6694
    @russellmanweller6694 3 месяца назад +1

    In your other video you did a good job at describing elderberry, but didn't mention hemlock, and I was a little worried for people who didn't know.

  • @RandallMaynard-n4e
    @RandallMaynard-n4e Месяц назад

    Very well done young man,understood completely,thank you

  • @melodygodbey3092
    @melodygodbey3092 22 дня назад

    TYVM 🙏 this is so informative and your are so appreciated for sharing your knowledge. I think you are a gift 🎁 from God and taking care of his Angels 😇
    May God bless each and everyone 🙏

  • @miask
    @miask 4 месяца назад +1

    I love your videos Matthew. I’ve always loved wild plants and as a child would wander the wetter part of our property searching for wild flowers and unusual plants. We foraged some; dandelion, ramps and persimmons. I never understood the difference particularly between Queen Anne’s lace and Poison hemlock and when I brought home a bouquet of wild flowers and what I thought was QAL, but was poison hemlock, my dad just told me not to touch them until I was old enough to learn the difference. I do wish you had spoken to QAL in this video though. That and poison hemlock seem more similar.

  • @lindachandler2293
    @lindachandler2293 3 месяца назад

    Best video I've seen on this subject.

  • @l.l.2463
    @l.l.2463 3 месяца назад

    You are an excellent teacher! I wish you were in the Pacific Northwest. :)

  • @JCC_1975
    @JCC_1975 3 месяца назад +1

    Thank you. I just requested to join the FB account 👍 I'm not very active on FB except for my business page but I'll get the notifications and can't wait to join. Thanks again!

  • @plantladygrant1
    @plantladygrant1 3 месяца назад

    Thank you alnot only for the breakdown.Indifferences between these 2 plants, but the breakdown in the terminology.And the common everyday layman's terms meanings of the terminology.

  • @rosecroix2467
    @rosecroix2467 3 месяца назад +1

    Agree on the Queen Annes Lace comparison with Hemlock. They are more similar in my opinion.

  • @ericnelson847
    @ericnelson847 3 месяца назад

    Another great video Matthew! (your brother Eric)

  • @herelieskittythomas3726
    @herelieskittythomas3726 4 месяца назад +1

    Very informative!

  • @tatiana_phoenix
    @tatiana_phoenix 3 месяца назад

    Great breakdown! Thank you!

  • @marysanders6579
    @marysanders6579 3 месяца назад

    Thank you for this wonderful video.

  • @joycewedel9084
    @joycewedel9084 2 месяца назад

    Ty. Excellent video!

  • @katherineking3174
    @katherineking3174 3 месяца назад

    Excellent!!! Sooo helpful

  • @MargaretCutt-um8iq
    @MargaretCutt-um8iq 4 месяца назад +1

    I noticed the leaves are different. The ones on the elderberry bush seemed serrated vs smooth on the hemlock and "leaves 3 (hemlock) leave it be, leaves 5 (elderberry) let it thrive... thank you for this video. Could you do something like this for plants in the northeast?

  • @johannaquinones7473
    @johannaquinones7473 Месяц назад

    I love your channel❤

  • @derpywho1394
    @derpywho1394 4 месяца назад

    This was fantastic and completely clear! I have plants that look similar growing a block away but was too afraid to even look at the plants. I am going to go see if I can tell the difference. However, I believe there are two more look-a-likes, aren't there? Wild carrot and Queen Anne's lace? Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  4 месяца назад

      Thanks for watching! Yes Queen Anne's lace aka wild carrot is a hairy plant that grows to about knee high, whereas the various hemlock species are all hairless(at least the two common species I've seen) and grow to about 6ft tall at maturity.

    • @derpywho1394
      @derpywho1394 4 месяца назад

      @@LegacyWildernessAcademy Do they all have berries?

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  4 месяца назад +1

      @@derpywho1394 no only elder has berries. Queen Anne's lace and the hemlocks do not.

  • @oceansunrisestudio
    @oceansunrisestudio 3 месяца назад

    Thank you 🫶🌞

  • @nordwest23
    @nordwest23 3 месяца назад

    I live in the pacific northwest Poison hemlock Is very Similar looking Queen anne's lace or Even yarrow if you don't know what you're looking for Just remember hemlock has purple stems purple on the stems And queen anne's lace= the Queen's legs are always hairy

  • @CodyTerry-t8b
    @CodyTerry-t8b 3 месяца назад

    Im watched a comparison of 2 hemlocks that didn't have the long pointed leaves, no program I've watched had been clear

  • @reibersue4845
    @reibersue4845 4 месяца назад +1

    Thank you Matt. Im not 100% confident in my ability to distinguish between plants and cannot trust apps like leaf snap. Beside the fact i am remote enough not to be able to use apps a lot due to lack of internet services.
    Elderberry is something on my radar but Ive yet to actually get a positive ID and many i see are too far into private property where someone may shoot and ask questions later. To be absolutely sure, i cheated and planted a bush on my property.

  • @nataliesherard4020
    @nataliesherard4020 3 месяца назад

    Do you have any guide for the west coast?

  • @jmarylastone
    @jmarylastone 4 месяца назад +1

    I noticed at the start of the video it looked like bees(?) were visiting the hemlock - are bees/butterflies and the like any indication of if a plant is edible or not?? and if bees do "feed" on non-edible plants does it taint their honey?

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  4 месяца назад +4

      Bees will feed on poisonous plants and can create poisonous honey, but I think it was wasps that I saw visiting the flowers. Members of the carrot family are commonly visited by wasps, they sort of go together.

    • @jmarylastone
      @jmarylastone 4 месяца назад +2

      @@LegacyWildernessAcademy thank you for the info

  • @mikelwalters6505
    @mikelwalters6505 Месяц назад

    Hello, since the elderberry and the poison hemlock can grow close together is it possible for them to cross pollinate?
    What's the danger of it consuming it. I see you touching it

  • @Barbaralee1205
    @Barbaralee1205 4 месяца назад +1

    Where can we buy your book?

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  4 месяца назад +1

      It's a free guide that you can download and print out for personal use. You can get it here: www.legacywildernessacademy.com/medicinal-plants-ebook
      Thanks for watching!

  • @Stoned_Silly
    @Stoned_Silly 3 месяца назад

    Does elderberry look similar to the poisonous hogwart???

  • @elisabethjones4917
    @elisabethjones4917 3 месяца назад

    Can't help but wonder if all of these beautiful umbel flowers I've seen in the highway medium are poisonous. 😮😮😮 Lord, I hope not.

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  3 месяца назад

      If the plants are 6ft, there's a good chance that's what they are. I always see poison hemlock on the side of the highway. Queen Anne's lace is out too, but that's only knee high

  • @Lisa-gs9ke
    @Lisa-gs9ke 4 месяца назад

    Thank you for clearing that up. But, is the entire plant poisonous or just the berries?

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  4 месяца назад

      I'm confused by your question, poison water hemlock doesn't produce berries. Elderberry and elderflowers are both edible/medicinal.

  • @davidweeks1997
    @davidweeks1997 3 месяца назад

    Which plants have meow? :-)

  • @simpleman283
    @simpleman283 4 месяца назад +1

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  • @snowbrder2379
    @snowbrder2379 26 дней назад

    How poisonous is it. I see you seeming to not be afraid to touch it.

  • @howardkorsu6689
    @howardkorsu6689 3 месяца назад

    "I cant find the link to your free book.

    • @LegacyWildernessAcademy
      @LegacyWildernessAcademy  3 месяца назад

      Here it is www.legacywildernessacademy.com/medicinal-plants-ebook
      Thanks for watching!

  • @rwedmonds4340
    @rwedmonds4340 2 месяца назад

    Not very concise and quite confusing. No Elderberries here but lots of Queen Anne's Lace. Alabama..

  • @lindachandler2293
    @lindachandler2293 3 месяца назад

    Thank you. Wash your hands!