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Plus, I had the advantage of knowing the exact location of the greenest patch of wild parsley.

Bountiful rains have paid off with fields of California poppy, lacy phacelia, wild parsley and western forget-me-nots among others.

Park officials at this desert grassland habitat said wild parsley, grape soda lupine and slender keel fruit had started to bloom.

Humans occasionally eat it thinking it’s wild parsley or dill, Batt said, while livestock can ingest the plant when forage opportunities are low - or if it is mixed in with grasses.

Chopped pine nuts, grated daikon and tender stems of wild parsley scattered over a soupy bowl of rice gave it a fresh, gentle flavor that was like the coming of spring.