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  1. Conium maculatum
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  2. Cleveland Clinic
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    Hemlock Poisoning: Symptoms, Treatment

    • 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 (i… See more

    What Does Poison Hemlock Look like?

    Poison hemlock identification can be difficult because it resembles other plants. … See more

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    Is Hemlock Poisonous to The Touch?

    Poison hemlock isn’t like poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac. You usually won’t get a rash from touching it. Most of the time, hemlock is only poisonous if ingested. However, y… See more

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    What does poison hemlock look like? Where is it found? What to kn…
    Knowing how to identify and avoid poison hemlock – an extremely toxic plant with beautiful white flowers found in just about every state in the U.S. – can protect you and your animal ...
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  1. 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). Every part of the hemlock plant is poisonous, including the seeds, root, stem, leaves and fruit. It can be fatal if ingested.

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    Is water hemlock poisonous?
    The stem is green without any purple spots and the deeply lobed leaves are much larger than poison hemlock. Spotted water hemlock (Cicuta maculata) and western water hemlock (Cicuta douglasii) are two related native species that are both highly toxic, just like poison hemlock.

    How to Identify and Remove Poison Hemlock - The Spruce

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    Can you use herbicide on poison hemlock?
    You can use herbicide on the plants in late fall or early spring, but not after their flowers have bloomed. Don’t cut, mow or burn poison hemlock — the seeds can re-sprout and the fumes can be toxic. Place the plants in plastic garbage bags and put them in the trash. Wear a face mask, long sleeves and gloves when handling poison hemlock.

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    Are poison hemlock whistles dangerous?
    Whistles made from hollow stems of poison-hemlock have caused death in children. Where and When It Grows Because of its attractive flowers, poison-hemlock was brought to the United States from Europe as a garden plant. It is moving onto rangelands.

    Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum) - USDA ARS

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    Is coniine a poison hemlock?
    "Comparative Toxicity of Coniine, an Alkaloid of Conium maculatum(Poison Hemlock), in Chickens, Quails, and Turkeys". Avian Diseases. 34(2): 433–437. doi:10.2307/1591432. JSTOR 1591432. PMID 2369382.

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    What happens if Hemlock is poisoned?
    In more severe cases, hemlock poisoning can cause delayed complications such as: Slow heartbeat (bradycardia). Low blood pressure (hypotension). Muscle paralysis. Muscle breakdown and muscle death (rhabdomyolysis). Kidney failure (renal failure). Central nervous system depression.

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    What does poison hemlock look like? Where is it …

    Jul 28, 2022 · Knowing how to identify and avoid poison hemlock – an extremely toxic plant with beautiful white flowers found in just about every state in the U.S. – can protect you and your animal ...

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    Hemlock Poisoning: Symptoms, Treatment, and …

    Feb 27, 2018 · The poison hemlock (Conium maculatum L.) is a dangerous plant that grows throughout the United States. The hemlock plant has white flowers that grow in clusters, and the stem has purple...

  5. WebMD
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    Poison Hemlock Poisoning: What to Know - WebMD

  6. The Spruce
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    Conium maculatum - Wikipedia

    Conium maculatum, known as hemlock (British English), [2] or poison hemlock (American English) [3] is a highly poisonous flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae, native to Europe and North Africa. It is herbaceous without woody …

  9. National Park Service
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    Exotic Species: Poison Hemlock - U.S. National Park …

    Poison hemlock is highly poisonous to humans and animals. It can acts as a pioneer species and quickly colonized disturbed sites. Infestations occur along roadsides, field margins, ditches, marshes, meadows, and low-lying areas, but …

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    Poison Hemlock Guide: What it Looks Like & How to …

    Aug 10, 2023 · Poison hemlock is a herbaceous biennial with complex deep green compound leaves that taper into a single tip. Its beautiful flower clusters are poison hemlock’s most striking feature. The flowers are usually white, but …

  11. Verywell Health
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    Hemlock Poisoning: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention

  12. USDA ARS
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    Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum) - USDA ARS

    Poison-hemlock is commonly called deadly hemlock, poison parsley, spotted hemlock, European hemlock, and California or Nebraska fern. Poison-hemlock has white flowers that grow in small erect clusters.