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Cicuta maculata L.
spotted water hemlock
Symbol: CIMA2
Group: Dicot
Family: Apiaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Biennial
Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Click on this Photograph of Cicuta maculata (spotted water hemlock) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln, NE. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Distribution by State

Cicuta maculata L.

CIMA2

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Related Taxa:
Cicuta maculata L.

View 87 genera in Apiaceae, 4 species in Cicuta or click below on a thumbnail map or name for variety profiles.

Distribution of Cicuta maculata var. angustifolia. Native. Distribution of Cicuta maculata var. bolanderi. Native. Distribution of Cicuta maculata var. maculata. Native.    
Cicuta maculata var. angustifolia
spotted water hemlock		 Cicuta maculata var. bolanderi
spotted water hemlock		 Cicuta maculata var. maculata
spotted water hemlock		    
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Classification:
Cicuta maculata L.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Rosidae –
                      Order Apiales –
                         Family Apiaceae – Carrot family
                            Genus Cicuta L. – water hemlock
                               Species Cicuta maculata L. – spotted water hemlock

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Noxious Weed Information:
Cicuta maculata L.
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
Nevada:
        water hemlock     Noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Cicuta maculata L.
        water hemlock
        spotted water hemlock
        common water hemlock
        spotted cowbane
        poison parsnip
        spotted parsley
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 
NE&GP;   Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.. 589pp.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:*
Cicuta maculata L.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NI NO NI NI NO NO NO

CIBO: Cicuta bolanderi S. Wats. [=CIMAB]
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL NO NO NO

CIME2: Cicuta mexicana Coult. & Rose [=CIMAM]
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

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Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Cicuta maculata L.

View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29456.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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Related Web Sites:
Cicuta maculata L.

    Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)
    Poisonous Plants of the Southern United States
    Texas A&M;: Vascular Plant Image Gallery

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