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Poison Hemlock

Apiaceae Conium maculatum

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Apiaceae Family

Conium Genus

Other Names for this Plant

Poison Hemlock

Location

Its in one of our flower gardens/First documented site of this plant is 1919 in Multnomah County, and was introduced into North America either accidentally or deliberately.

Physical Description

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Biennial; blooms early summer. Grows 3 to 7 feet tall. Stems erect. Leaves alternate, one per node, petioled and pinnately divided. Flowers are white in compound stemmed umbels, mostly flat on top. Enlarged taproot is the most easily recognizable feature.

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Apiaceae

Apiales

Api Order (Carrot)

Euasterids II

Real Stars Group Two

Asteridae

Class of Stars (Daisies)

Core Eudicots

Main, Real, Two First-Leaves (Dicots)

Eudicots

Real, Two First-Leaves (Dicots)

Mesangiospermae

Half Capsule Seed Division

Magnolia Division

Seed Plants

Real Land Plants

Multiple Spore Sub-Kingdom

Stomatophytes

Air Pores Sub-Kingdom

Embryophytes

Multicellular Land Plants

Streptobionta

Multicellular Plants

Plantae

Plants

Eukaryota

Cells with a Nucleus

General Information

Looks similar to a fern. Apparently the juices of this plant was used to execute Socrates by the Athenians. It is a member of the Carrot family, and sometimes emmits a foul odor. Take caution when removing, wear washable gloves.

green, leafy
There is more than one plant in the same flower bed, curious whether its a weed or not.

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