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Conium maculatum
(Poison Hemlock)

Observed at: Butano State Park 7/11/04
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Plantsize
 
Flower size
small, white, 1/4 inch flowers in umbrella shaped clusters at stem tips
Leaf description
3 to 4 times pinnately compound
Blooms
Early summer
Habitat
Stremside, road-side, and disturbed, moist areas
Additional
notes
All parts of plant are poisonous. Seeds frequently mistaken for fennel, leaves mistaken for parseley, and roots mistaken for parsnip.
 
This page was created by Laurie Alaimo on July 18, 2004
Field Biology - BIOSC 7
Professor Jean Replicon
Mission College, Santa Clara, California
 
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