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Interesting facts ... Poison hemlock is very similar to the related species, water hemlock (Cicuta maculata). They can be distinguished by their roots and leaves. Poison hemlock has a long, unbranched, white, fleshy, taproot compared to the root system of water hemlock which is composed of several tubers.
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Interesting facts ... Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum) is a similar species and a highly toxic exotic which has become naturalised through much of the eastern US.
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Home - View all weeds - Photo Key - Credits; POISON-HEMLOCK; Conium maculatum; Other Names | Origin & Distribution | Plant Description | Similar Species | Biology | Toxicity | Facts & Folklore...
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Ada County Pest of the Month A quick guide to identifying and controlling invasive plants and animals found in the county Quick Facts Quick Facts Name: Poison Hemlock (conium maculatum); aka Carrot Fern, Poison Parsley and Deadly Hemlock Found: Pastures, streams, ditches, right-of-ways and other areas near surface water.
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One of the two Western hemlocks (T. heterophylla, the tallest tree of the genus) has more valuable wood, which is used in construction work. The ground hemlock is a species of yew. The poison hemlock and water hemlock are herbs of the family Umbelliferae (carrot family) of the division Magnoliophyta.
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Poison hemlock - lethally poisonous herbaceous plant (Conium maculatum) of the family Umbelliferae (parsley family). It has rank, finely divided foliage, flat-topped clusters of small white flowers,... ... Yahoo! Education > Reference > Encyclopedia > poison hemlock...
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Water Hemlock prefers moister locations than the introduced Conium maculatum (Poison Hemlock), and so these two species rarely compete with each other for the same ecological niche. It is not uncommon to find Water Hemlock growing where Iris virginica shrevei (Blue Flag Iris) occurs.
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plants which grow up to 2 m tall. The species grow in wet meadows, along streambanks and other wet and marshy areas. Although water hemlock bears a superficial resemblance to poison hemlock (Conium genus...
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The use of hemlock as a poison goes back many years in history. It is said that the ancient Greeks used it to poison their enemies and political prisoners. Socrates, condemned to die as a political prisoner in 399 B.C., drank the juice of the hemlock plant and committed suicide.
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