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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 ...
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.
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 ]
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.
All parts of the plant contain neurotoxic alkaloids such as isoquinoline and cucullarine, which are known to be poisonous to cats, cattle, and humans. [107] Cattle grazing on the leaves or bulblets may suffer from breathing difficulties, staggering, and convulsions, sometimes fatally. [108] The plant may also cause contact dermatitis if touched ...
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.