Cicuta bulbifera L.

Bulbous water-hemlock (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Cicuta

Characteristics

Stems slender, 3–10 dm, not much thickened at base and sometimes without thickened roots; lvs all cauline, with linear or very narrowly lanceolate, sparsely and saliently dentate to entire lfls or segments to 5 mm wide; umbels rarely to 5 cm wide, often none, surpassed by the leafy shoots; fr rarely matured, orbicular, 1.5–2 mm, the lateral ribs separated by a constriction at the commissure; 2n=22. Swamps and marshes; Nf. to Alas., s. to Pa., W.Va., Ky., Kans., and Oreg., and at higher altitudes to Va. July–Sept.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 7-9
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal poison
Edible -
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Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

Cicuta bulbifera world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Conservation status

Cicuta bulbifera threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:58590-2
WFO ID wfo-0000604466
COL ID VB4F
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Keraskomion bulbiferum Cicuta bulbifera Cicutaria bulbifera