| Accepted name: |
Conium maculatum L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Snakeweed
Poison Hemlock
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| French names: |
Ciguë maculée
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HCONMA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
B |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Containing the very poisonous alkaloid coniine, that paralyses the nerves. Used since antiquity as a poisonous and medicinal plant (1). |
| Key Characters: |
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