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Apiaceae > Cicuta (water hemlock)

Spotted Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata) Spotted Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata)
Washington Co., NC
30 June 2006

Common and statewide in a variety of open wet habitats.

Spotted Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata) Spotted Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata)
Washington Co., NC
30 June 2006

Note: all parts of this plant are highly toxic!

Spotted Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata) Spotted Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata)
Washington Co., NC
30 June 2006

Spotted Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata)
St. Clair Co., MI
7 July 2012
Spotted Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata)
St. Clair Co., MI
7 July 2012

Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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