Conium maculatum, known as hemlock (British English) or poison hemlock (American English), is a highly poisonous flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae, native to Europe and North Africa. It is herbaceous without woody parts and has a biennial lifecycle.

Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) is a highly toxic plant that’s a member of the carrot family. It’s commonly mistaken for wild carrot, wild parsnip or wild parsley. This can lead you to accidentally eat it (ingestion).

Jul 3, 2024 · Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) is a noxious invasive weed and highly toxic. Learn how to identify poison hemlock and get rid of it.

Poison-hemlock grows throughout the United States. It is very toxic and sheep, cattle, swine, horses, and other domestic animals are poisoned by eating small amounts of green or dried plant. It is also extremely poisonous to humans.

Conium maculatum, the hemlock or poison hemlock, is a highly poisonous biennial herbaceous flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae, native to Europe and North Africa. A hardy plant capable of living in a variety of environments, hemlock is widely naturalized in …

Many states have listed it as a noxious weed. It grows 6 to 10 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide and quickly colonizes an area and displaces native plant species. Its white fleshy taproot has red spots and resembles a parsnip or carrot. The stems are hollow and have small purple spots.

Native to Europe, western Asia, and North America, poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) is now naturalized in almost every state in the United States. It was introduced in the 1800s as a garden plant, marketed as being a “winter fern”. Poison hemlock …

Conium maculatum, commonly known as Poison Hemlock (American English) or Hemlock (British English), is a highly toxic plant infamous for its historical role in the execution of the philosopher Socrates.

Conium maculatum (poison-hemlock) is a biennial forb (family Apiaceae). Poison-hemlock has spread throughout California in areas below 5,000 feet (1,500 m) elevation, excluding the Great Basin and Desert provinces and is commonly found in dense patches along roadsides and fields.

[Wikipedia] Native to Europe & North America: Conium maculatum, colloquially known as hemlock, poison hemlock or wild hemlock, is a highly poisonous biennial herbaceous flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae, native to Europe and North Africa.