Flora of the Southeastern United States

Cicuta maculata Linnaeus var. maculata. Common name: Water-hemlock. Phenology: May-Aug; Jul-Sep. Habitat: Marshes, bogs, seepages, fens, ditches, swamp forests. Distribution: NS west to AK, south to FL, CA; Mexico.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Three other varieties are more northern or western: var. victorinii (Fernald) B. Boivin of QC, var. angustifolia Hooker of western North America, and var. bolanderi.

Other Comments: All parts of the plant, especially the tubers, are dangerously poisonous.

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA13, G, GrPl, K4, NE, NY, Pa, Va, Mulligan (1980); < Cicuta curtissii J.M.Coult. & Rose — Tat; > Cicuta curtissii J.M.Coult. & Rose — S, S13; < Cicuta maculata L. — Ar, Fl7, Il, Mi, NcTx, Ok, Tn, W, WH3; >< Cicuta maculata L. — GW2, MC, RAB, S13, Tat, Tx; > Cicuta maculata L. var. curtissii (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Fernald — F, G; > Cicuta maculata L. var. maculata — Mo2; > Cicuta mexicana J.M.Coult. & Rose — GW2, MC, RAB, Tx; Cicuta maculata L. Basionym: Cicuta maculata L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Cicuta maculata var. maculata - FNA13

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 7