Taxonomic Details for Cicuta maculata
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| Common Name: | water hemlock, common water hemlock, poison parsnip, spotted cowbane, spotted parsley, spotted water-hemlock, spotted waterhemlock, spotted water hemlock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Authority: | L. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITIS TSN: | 29456 (click on the taxonomic serial number to view the ITIS web page) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Habitats: | Habitat Type: Marsh, Salinity Zone: Fresh water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GCE Contact: | Steven C. Pennings, University of Houston, Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GCE Data Sets: | PLT-GCET-1508 (Geographic coordinates, soil properties, plant species composition and vegetation survey data in the study on tidal marshes of the Ogeechee, Altamaha and Satilla estuaries in Georgia, USA) |
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There's a fragrant odor of citrus when the plant is crushed. But don't eat it! Photo Steve Pennings
Cicuta maculata near GCE site 7. This plant is highly poisonous. Photograph by Steven Pennings.
Cicuta maculata pressed. Photograph by Steven Pennings.
