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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 parts and has a biennial lifecycle.
What is hemlock and how do you identify it? Find out with BBC Countryfile Magazine's guide to this highly poisonous member of the umbellifer family.
A notoriously poisonous plant, hemlock produces umbrella-like clusters of white flowers in summer. It can be found in damp places, such as ditches, riverbanks and waste ground.
28 lip 2022 · Where does poison hemlock grow? What states can it be found in? Poison hemlock generally grows in moist environments and is usually found along fence lines, in irrigation ditches, along...
A true hemlock is a tall pyramidal tree with purplish or reddish brown bark, slender horizontal or drooping branches, and short blunt leaves that grow from woody cushionlike structures on the twigs. The small cones hang from the branch tips and retain their scales when they fall.
3 lip 2024 · Poison hemlock grows in full sun to light shade. While it prefers moist soil, it is otherwise not finicky about its location. Also called a “pioneer species,” it quickly populates disturbed sites such as cleared woodlands.
Poison hemlock is a toxic biennial plant native to Europe, Asia, and North America. It grows in moist, shaded areas and has purple spots on its stems and leaves.
