Spotted water hemlock
Cicuta maculata (syn. C. curtissii, C. mexicana)
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Bulb Bearing Water Hemlock
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Water Hemlock
(Cicuta virosa)
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The leaves of the Water Hemlock are sometimes found admixed with those of Conium.
Water Hemlock
Cicuta maculata (Cicuta mexicana)
Smooth, erect, highly branched plant bearing dome- shaped, loose clusters of small white flowers. The sturdy stem is magenta-streaked.
Bulb-bearing water hemlock is deadly poisonous. The name comes from small bulblets that are clustered on the leaves.
Cicuta douglasii. Water Hemlock. The deadliest plant in North America.
Cicuta douglasii. Water Hemlock. Widespread.
Cicuta douglasii. Water Hemlock. Widespread. The deadliest plant in North America.
Humans have been killed after only one or two bites of what they thought were "parsnips" (water hemlock root resembles a parsnip).
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, ...
Nombres relacionados: Apiaceae (familia), Cicuta acuática (castellano), Cicuta douglasii (similar), Cicuta occidentalis (similar), Mackenzie’s water hemlock (inglés), Wasserschierling (alemán), Water Hemlock (inglés), Yozpuk jedovaty (eslovaco).
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].
They resemble the poison and water hemlocks but are usually distinguishable by their elongated, rather than rounded, seedlike fruits.
"Cicutarium" is for the resemblance of the leaves of Filaree to those of the poisonous Water Hemlock, Cicuta douglasii. (Conium maculatum now bears the common name of "Poison Hemlock". Both Cicuta and Conium plants are extremely poisonous.) ...
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.
 See also: Hemlock, Poison Hemlock, Carrot, May, Parsnip
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