Cicuta maculata

Cicuta maculata

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Cicuta
Species:
C. maculata
Binomial name
Cicuta maculata
Synonyms[2]

Cicuta bolanderi
Cicuta curtissii
Cicuta mexicana
Cicuta occidentalis

Cicuta maculata is a highly poisonous species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by several common names, including spotted water hemlock, spotted parsley, and spotted cowbane. It is native to nearly all of North America, from northern Canada to southern Mexico.

  1. ^ Maiz-Tome, L. (2016). "Cicuta maculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T64310721A67729176. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64310721A67729176.en. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Cicuta maculata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 12 January 2018.