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Cicuta maculata L.
spotted water hemlock

       
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Photo of Cicuta maculata L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Cicuta maculata L.

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Distribution:
Cicuta maculata L.

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USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Cicuta maculata L.

View 91 genera in Apiaceae, 4 species in Cicuta or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Cicuta maculata L. var. angustifolia Hook.. .
Cicuta maculata var. angustifolia
spotted water hemlock
Distribution of Cicuta maculata L. var. bolanderi (S. Watson) G. Mulligan. .
Cicuta maculata var. bolanderi
spotted water hemlock
Distribution of Cicuta maculata L. var. maculata. .
Cicuta maculata var. maculata
spotted water hemlock
Distribution of Cicuta maculata L. var. victorinii (Fernald) B. Boivin. .
Cicuta maculata var. victorinii
spotted water hemlock
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Cicuta maculata L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Apiales
Family Apiaceae – Carrot family
Genus Cicuta L. – water hemlock
Species Cicuta maculata L. – spotted water hemlock
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Cicuta maculata L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Nevada:
water hemlock              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Cicuta maculata L.

common water hemlock
poison parsnip
spotted cowbane
spotted parsley
spotted water hemlock
water hemlock

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Cicuta maculata L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NI NO NI NI NO NO NO

Cicuta bolanderi [=CIMAB]:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL NO NO NO

Cicuta mexicana [=CIMAM]:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Cicuta maculata L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29456.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Cicuta maculata L.

NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)

Poisonous Plants of the Southern United States

Texas A&M: Vascular Plant Image Gallery

 
 
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