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Water Hemlock

Cicuta maculata

Photo by PucaK
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Field Notes

Description:

Plant approximately 30 inches tall.
Flowers borne in a compound umbel approximately 5 to 6 inches wide. Approximately 12 to 13 umblets.
Leaves compound, arranged alternately; margins serrate. Veins of the leaflets end at the notches of the serrated leaf margin.

Habitat:

Growing at the edge of the reservoir

Notes:

All parts of this plant are poisonous

Reference Links:

NameThatPlant.net: Cicuta maculata var. maculata

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Flowers of the Southeastern United States
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Biodiversity of SouthEastern US

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PublishedAugust 20, 2015

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