Cicuta maculata

Characteristics
Dicots
APIACEAE
Cicuta
Cicuta maculata L.
SPOTTED WATER HEMLOCK
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Ingestion of this species has caused several deaths (Gompertz 1926; Heath 2001). The plant contains cicutoxin (Konoshima & Lee 1986), a polyyne that likely antagonizes GABA-A receptors (Green et al. 2015).
Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
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Classification
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APIALES
Cicuta
Cicuta maculata L. - SPOTTED WATER HEMLOCK
Citation
CICUTA MACULATA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 256. 1753.
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VIRGINIA: Without data, Kalm s.n. (lectotype: LINN 361.3). Lectotypified by Fernald, Rhodora 41: 440-441. 1939.
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Species Distribution Map
Plant Photos
Cicuta maculata - 164
Cicuta maculata - Kenneth Sytsma View Full Size
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Cicuta maculata - Walter Hodge View Full Size
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Cicuta maculata - Bob Bierman View Full Size
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Cicuta maculata - Roger Hammer View Full Size
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Cicuta maculata - Kim Davis & Mike Strangeland View Full Size
Cicuta maculata - 166
Cicuta maculata - Kim Davis & Mike Strangeland View Full Size
Cicuta maculata - 166
Cicuta maculata - Kim Davis & Mike Strangeland View Full Size
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Cicuta maculata - Shirley Denton View Full Size
Cicuta maculata - 270
Cicuta maculata - Shirley Denton View Full Size
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Cicuta maculata - Dennis Girard View Full Size