poison hemlock

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poison hemlock

A deadly poisonous European plant (Conium maculatum) widely naturalized in North America, having bipinnately compound leaves and compound umbels of small white flowers.

poison hemlock

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the US name for hemlock [1]

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poison hemlock - large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous

California fern, Conium maculatum, Nebraska fern, poison parsley, winter fern, hemlock

Conium, genus Conium - small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock

poisonous plant - a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism

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