Photo courtesy BC Ministry of Forests |
- highly toxic native plant in the Parsley Family
- hollow, jointed stems grow 1 to 2 metres tall; oval leaflets
with saw-toothed margins; leaflet veins tend to end at the base of
the notch on leaf edge; enlarged taproot with horizontal hollow
chambers. These contain an extremely poisonous oil (cicutoxin).
CAUTION: Clean knife blades well if used for cross-sectioning
roots.
- found throughout British Columbia in sloughs, wet meadows,
streambanks and other wet areas
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