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Heracleum maximum, commonly known as cow parsnip, is the only member of the genus Heracleum native to North America. It is also known as American cow-parsnip , [ 4 ] Satan celery , Indian celery , Indian rhubarb , [ 5 ] poison turnip [ 6 ] or pushki .
Sium suave, the water parsnip or hemlock waterparsnip, is a perennial wildflower in the family Apiaceae.It is native to many areas of both Asia and North America. The common name water parsnip is due to its similarity to parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) and its wetland habitat.
Cicuta spp. are biennial plants that are all similar in morphology, growing up to a maximum of 2.5 meters (8 ft) in height.The stem of the plant is branching, erect, smooth and hollow (except for partitions at the junction of the leaves and stem), sometimes being purple-striped, or mottled (typically only C. maculata has the purple stripes or spots).
Make sure you know what these plants look like and where you can find them. This guide includes common plants that are toxic to the touch and to eat.
Cicuta maculata is a highly poisonous species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by several common names, including spotted water hemlock, spotted parsley, and spotted cowbane. It is native to nearly all of North America, from northern Canada to southern Mexico.
The biennial herbaceous plant poison hemlock, a member of the carrot family, was brought to North America as an ornamental plant from Europe, its native region, according to the Minnesota ...
Cicuta virosa, the cowbane or northern water hemlock, [2] is a poisonous species of Cicuta, native to northern and central Europe, northern Asia and northwestern North America. Description [ edit ]
Many times, wild parsnip can be found growing in the same location as poison hemlock, leading someone to believe that it was exposure to poison hemlock that caused a skin rash or blistering, when ...