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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 is toxic when ingested through the mouth, nose, or eyes. Ingestion can cause nervous trembling, salivation, pupil dilation, rapid, weak pulse, and eventually lead to coma or death.
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).