Colors

Data mode

Account

Login
Sign up

Copy permalink to share

Cicuta maculata Linnaeus var. maculata . Water-hemlock. Phen: May-Aug; Jul-Sep. Hab: Marshes, bogs, seepages, fens, ditches, swamp forests. Dist: NS west to AK, south to FL, CA; Mexico.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

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

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

Synonymy : = C, F, G, K1, NE, NY, Pa, Va; < Cicuta maculata L. – Ar, Fl7, GW2, Il, MC, Mi, NcTx, Ok, RAB, Tat, Tn, Tx, W, WH3; > Cicuta maculata L. var. bolanderi (S.Watson) G.A.Mulligan – GrPl, Mo2, Mulligan (1980); < Cicuta maculata L. var. maculata – K3, K4; > Cicuta maculata L. var. maculata – GrPl, Mo2, Mulligan (1980)

Show in key(s)

Show parent genus

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

Your browser does not support SVGs

Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend.

image of plant© Joey Shaw source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Grant Morrow Parkins | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷

Feedback

See something wrong or missing on about Cicuta maculata var. maculata? Let us know here: (Please include your name and email if at all complicated so we can clarify if needed.) We greatly appreciate feedback, and will include updates from you in our next webapp update, which can take a few months.


Cite as...