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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.
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 .
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).
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 family Apiaceae also includes a smaller number of poisonous species, including poison hemlock, water hemlock, spotted cowbane, fool's parsley, and various species of water dropwort. Some members of the family Apiaceae, including carrot , celery , fennel , parsley and parsnip , contain polyynes , an unusual class of organic compounds that ...
The weeds poison hemlock and wild parsnip are invasive to Ohio and toxic to humans. ... blisters, and discoloration of skin. If sap comes in contact with skin, immediately wash the skin with soap ...
Wild parsnip is yellow and resembles a wildflower. When humans come in contact with it, burning and rashes can occur. The woman in the video is Iowa resident Wendy Prusha, who contracted the rash ...
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 ]