Cicuta virosa (Water hemlock)
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Profile for Cicuta virosa (Water Hemlock)
| Identifying Characteristics |
| Habit: |
Herbacious |
| Flowers: |
Umbel |
| Foliage: |
Alternate, tripinnate, only coarsely toothed |
| Stem: |
Smooth, branching, swollen at the base, purple-striped, and hollow except for partitions at the junction of the leaves and stem. In cross section the stems have one flat side and the other sides are rounded. |
| Scent: |
An oily, yellow liquid oozes from cuts to the stems and roots. This liquid has a rank smell resembling that of parsnips, carrots or mice. |
| Growing Conditions: |
It grows in wet meadows, along streambanks and other wet and marshy areas. |
| Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
| Similar Plants: |
Daucus carota, Pastinaca sativa |
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