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Bookmark or Share- Conium maculatum - WikipediaConium maculatum, colloquially known as hemlock, poison hemlock or wild hemlock, 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.
- Hemlock Poisoning: Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention - Cleveland ClinicPoison 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). Every part of the hemlock plant is poisonous, including the seeds, root, stem, leaves and fruit. It can be fatal if ingested.
- Hemlock guide: how to identify it and what makes is so poisonousWhat is hemlock and how do you identify it? Find out with BBC Countryfile Magazine's guide to this highly poisonous member of the umbellifer family.
- Hemlock Poisoning: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention - HealthlineHemlock is a poisonous plant that can kill you. There is no cure. Learn how to prevent hemlock poisoning, including identifying it by its white flowers and purple spots.
- Poison hemlock | Toxic, Invasive, Biennial | BritannicaPoison hemlock is native to Europe and North Africa and has been introduced to Asia, North America, and Australia. All parts of the plant contain the poisonous alkaloid coniine and are toxic to livestock and humans; ingestion of even small amounts can cause respiratory collapse and death.
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