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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 ...
What is poison hemlock? Poison hemlock is a stout, erect plant with a center stalk and light green stems and fern-like leaves that can grow up to 12 feet tall in Washington state’s temperate ...
Poison hemlock grows from a center stalk and has light green stems and fern-like leaves that can grow up to 6 feet tall in Missouri’s climate. It forms umbrella-shaped clusters of 12-15 white ...
Poison hemlock can be removed in a number of ways, depending on what stage of growth it is in. If you believe the poison hemlock hasn’t grown seeds yet, mow your lawn before the seed sets to ...
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 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.
Poison hemlock has umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers with fern-like leaves. Distinguishing features include its height - six to 10 feet tall - and that they have red spotting on the stem.
water hemlock, cowbane, wild carrot, snakeweed, poison parsnip, false parsley, children's bane, death-of-man Apiaceae: The root, when freshly pulled out of the ground, is extremely poisonous and contains cicutoxin, a central nervous system stimulant that induces seizures. [citation needed] When dried, the poisonous effect is reduced.