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Conium maculatum, known as hemlock (British English) or poison hemlock (American English), is a highly poisonous flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae, native to Europe and North Africa. It is herbaceous without woody parts and has a biennial lifecycle. A hardy plant capable of living in a variety of environments, hemlock is widely ...
The plant is also toxic for animals, including cats, dogs and horses. But experts say it isn’t likely small animals will eat enough hemlock to experience severe poisoning.
The plant is also toxic for animals, including cats, dogs and horses. Contact a veterinarian immediately or call the Pet Poison Helpline at 855-764-7661 if your pet shows signs of poisoning. Death ...
Poison hemlock is toxic to a wide variety of animals including birds, wildlife, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, horses and to humans. People are usually poisoned when they eat hemlock mistaken for ...
Food products and household items commonly handled by humans can be toxic to dogs. The symptoms can range from simple irritation to digestion issues, behavioral changes, and even death. The categories of common items ingested by dogs include food products, human medication, household detergents, indoor and outdoor toxic plants, and rat poison. [1]
The history of coniine is understandably tied to the poison hemlock plant, since the natural product was not synthesizable until the 1880s. [7] Jews in the Middle East were poisoned by coniine after consuming quail in the area that usually ate hemlock seeds, and Greeks on the island of Lesbos who also consumed quail suffered from the same poisoning, causing myoglobinuria and acute kidney ...
Poison hemlock has emerged in Ohio, and if left unmanaged during the next two months, they will grow into giants up to 10 feet tall. Their sap is poisonous and harmful to humans and animals.
Conium (/ k oʊ ˈ n aɪ. ə m / or / ˈ k oʊ n i ə m /) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. [1] As of December 2020, Plants of the World Online accepts six species. [2]All species of the genus are poisonous to humans.