Thursday, 58 degrees, wind W, light. The channel is calm, the sky overcast but the barometer predicts sunny skies.
The cow parsnip, Heracleum lanatum, is a tall (3’-10’) showy member of the parsley family (Umbelliferae) that grows in rich moist soils in northern latitudes. There are quite a few growing along Star Route and the north branch of Pikes Creek west of Bayfield. I have no idea why it is called cow parsnip, as it is not likely to be found in cow pastures. This plant looks a lot like Angelica atropurpurea but is much larger. The parsley family is huge and many species are hard to identify one from another.
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