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Photographer: Christopher Noll
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Family Apiaceae
Cicuta maculata L.
common water-hemlock, spotted water-hemlock
Cicuta: ancient Latin name of poison hemlock
maculata: Latin for "spotted" or "mottled"
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 2'-7' tall, emerging, semi-aquatic forb; stems often branched, stout, hollow, partitioned inside, often purple spotted; tuberous, sweet-smelling, deadly poisonous roots |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted; inflorescence a 3" flat-topped, compound umbel; blooms June-Aug. |
| Fruit: | rounded, ribbed, splitting into 2 seeds, - fruit:  seed:  |
| Leaf: | 2-3 times pinnately-divided; separate, broad, toothed leaflets  |
| Habitat: | wet to moderate moisture; meadows, woods, marshes |
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