Meaning | small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous tuberous roots: water hemlock. |
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Synonym | Cicuta |
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Member of | Umbelliferae, family Umbelliferae, Apiaceae, family Apiaceae, carrot family | plants having flowers in umbels |
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Members | spotted cowbane, spotted hemlock, spotted water hemlock | tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes |
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water hemlock, Cicuta verosa | tall erect highly poisonous Eurasiatic perennial herb locally abundant in marshy areas |
Broader | rosid dicot genus | A genus of dicotyledonous plants |
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Spanish | genus cicuta |
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Catalan | genus cicuta |
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