Poison Hemlock
Conium maculatum L.
Family: Apiaceae, Parsley
Genus: Conium ...
Poison Hemlock
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lethally poisonous herbaceous plant (Conium maculatum) of the family Umbelliferae ( family). It has rank, finely divided foliage, flat-topped clusters of small white flowers, and a hollow, purple-mottled stem.
Poison hemlock can also cause birth defects in ruminants and swine, with cattle and swine more susceptible than sheep and goats. The most often reported birth defects are cleft palate and spinal abnormalities.
Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum) is a highly toxic exotic (Socrate's bane) which does not occur in the BWCA area but has become naturalised through much of the eastern US.
Poison Hemlock
(Conium maculatum LINN.)
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Hemlock ...
Poison Hemlock
Conium maculatum
Introduced. A tall, usually much-branched, imposing plant with purple-spotted stems, compound leaves, and small compound umbels of white flowers.
Conium maculatum. Poison Hemlock. Widespread.
Cicuta douglasii. Water Hemlock. The deadliest plant in North America.
Cicuta douglasii. Water Hemlock. Widespread.
Other plants with white flowers in large compound umbels that may be confused with Achillea millefolium include: water parsnip, (swamp parsnip, sium suave) and western water hemlock, (Cicuta douglasii, poison hemlock) and spotted water hemlock ...
The family has many edible species (carrot, parsnip, celery, dill) and many that are poisonous [poison hemlock, spotted water hemlock (see the Archive), water parsnip].
Despite the name "water hemlock," this plant is not related to true hemlocks, but rather to poison hemlock (Conium maculatum). It is also called "spotted cowbane" because its stems are sometimes spotted or streaked with purple, and it is deadly cows.
Warning: Do not confuse this plant with Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum) or Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata) both of which are highly poisonous. Neither of these poisonous plants has the red flower in the center.
In addition to nectar, Sarracenia flava produces a paralyzing toxin called Coniine to help trap insects which is the poison found in poison hemlock that killed Socrates.
Jointed goatgrass (Aegilops cylindrica)
Perennial sowthistle (Sonchus arvensis)
Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum)
Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris)
Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti)
Wild proso millet (Panicum miliaceum) ...
Being related to the carrot, it has a carrot-like root that even smells like a carrot. Some suggest it is edible cooked, while others say no. This is likely because Poison Hemlock can be easily mistaken for Queen Anne's Lace, ...
(Marruecos), Chűkarane (Marruecos), Cicuta (castellano), Cicuta major (sinónimo), Ciguda (catalán), Fonoll de bou (italiano), Gefleckter Schierling (alemán), Grande ciguë (francés), Kurdumana (hindi), Otzerri-belarr (vasco), Poison Hemlock ...
poison hemlock, spotted hemlock Conium maculatum
policeman's helmet Impatiens glandulifera
pomegranate Punica granatum
pond water-starwort Callitriche stagnalis
Ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa
Port Orford cedar; Lawson cypress Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ...
 See also: Hemlock, Water Hemlock, Carrot, May, Green
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