Conium maculatum - Wikipedia Conium maculatum, commonly 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
Hemlock Poisoning: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention Hemlock 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
HEMLOCK - Uses, Side Effects, and More - WebMD Learn more about HEMLOCK uses, effectiveness, possible side effects, interactions, dosage, user ratings and products that contain HEMLOCK
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
Hemlock Tree: Graceful Evergreen with Unique Ecological Value Hemlock trees are any of the 8-10 species of medium- to large-sized evergreen conifers that belong to the genus Tsuga of the subfamily Abietoideae These graceful conifers are named hemlock because the smell of their crushed foliage is similar to that of a flowering plant called poison hemlock
How Does Hemlock Kill You? - MedicineNet The hemlock plant, known as poison hemlock, is poisonous Its seeds, flowers, leaves, or fruits contain poisonous alkaloid chemicals Any part can kill you even after ingesting small amounts Death occurs due to respiratory failure The alkaloids slowly poison the nerve-muscle junctions and cause the failure of the breathing muscles
Exotic Species: Poison Hemlock - U. S. National Park Service 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”