The buds talk About: 

• many things Wild Parsnip like - 
  • why we call it “wild” and not “poison” or "poisonous" 
  • how to ID it
  • common look-alikes
  • how it spreads
  • a locally evolved plant that may outcompete it
  • how to remove it

while introducing the Concepts of:

• phytophotodermatitis
• monocarpic perennial
• taproot
• bolt
• umbel inflorescence

Link to streamable audio file

Link to transcript

ID Resources

Wild parsnip

Removal Resources

Parsnip predator

Plants We Mention

• Goldenrod here and goldenrod in Europe
• Garden parsnip 1, garden parsnip 2, and garden parsnip 3 
• Queen Anne’s lace

Interesting reads 

A  love letter to goldenrod from Northern Woodlands Magazine.

Another Northern Woodlands perspective on different perceptions of goldenrod.

Parsnip control in Ontario (page 19 references aggressive native plants -- like goldenrod -- being able to outcompete parsnip).