spotted water hemlock
(Cicuta maculata)
Overview • Description • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Spotted water hemlock is the most poisonous plant in Minnesota and may be the most poisonous plant in all of North America. All parts of the plants are toxic, but the tuberous roots, swollen lower stems, and all new growth are especially toxic.
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Magnoliopsida (dicots) | ||
| Superorder | Asteranae | ||
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Apiales (carrots, ivies, and allies) | ||
| Suborder | Apiineae | ||
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Apiaceae (carrots) | ||
| Subfamily | Apioideae | ||
| Tribe | Oenantheae | ||
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Cicuta (water hemlock) | ||
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Bolander’s water hemlock (Cicuta maculata var. bolanderi) common water hemlock (Cicuta maculata var. maculata) spotted water hemlock (Cicuta maculata var. angustifolia) Victorin’s water hemlock (Cicuta maculata var. victorinii) |
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common water hemlock musquash-root poison parsnip spotted cowbane spotted parsley spotted waterhemlock spotted water-hemlock water-hemlock |
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| Slideshows | ||
| Spotted Water-hemlock (Cicuta maculata) Bill Keim |
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| Cicuta maculata WATER HEMLOCK Frank Mayfield |
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| Environmental Laboratory - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Laboratory USACE |
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About
Published on Feb 15, 2013 Cicuta maculata - Western Water Hemlock |
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| Identifying Water Hemlock Saskatchewan Agriculture |
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Uploaded on Nov 15, 2011 Regional Forage Specialist Al Foster discusses identifying water hemlock . Often when springs are dry the greenest part of a pasture is the areas around sloughs and along creeks. These green areas become preferred grazing sites for cattle. Unfortunately these low-lying areas sometimes contain water hemlock, a poisonous native plant. |
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| Hidden Florida's Deadly Plant Identification: Water Hemlock Hidden Florida |
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Published on Dec 15, 2012 Our store http://www.spellboundlane.com/ supports our adventures. More Hidden Florida at http://www.hiddenfloridaphotography.com |
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| water hemlock / spotted water hemlock (Cicuta maculata syn. C. curtissii, C. mexicana) UFInvasivePlantsEDU |
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Uploaded on May 20, 2010 Aquatic and Invasive Plant Identification Series by the UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants ( http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu ) and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, Invasive Plant Management Section. For more information about water hemlock, go to http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/node/99 Video editor/videographer - Phil Chiocchio |
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| Water Hemlock Lesson RichTheRidgeHunter |
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Published on Jul 3, 2014
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Beaver Creek Valley State Park Charles A. Lindbergh State Park Lake Alexander Woods SNA, South Unit Margherita Preserve-Audubon Prairie Mound Spring Prairie SNA, North Unit Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Hoffman Unit Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Pavia Unit Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Spieker Unit Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Touch the Sky Prairie Unit Pankratz Memorial Prairie, North Unit Pembina Trail Preserve SNA, Pembina Trail Unit Sand Prairie Wildlife Management and Environmental Education Area |
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