Cicuta douglasii J.M.Coult. & Rose

Western water hemlock (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Cicuta

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-8
Soil humidity 8-8
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

Uses medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antidiarrheal (bark), Poison (root), Cathartic (root), Analgesic (root), Orthopedic Aid (root), Dermatological Aid (root), Emetic (root), Misc. Disease Remedy (root), Snake Bite Remedy (root), Antirheumatic (External) (root), Panacea (root), Veterinary Aid (root), Emetic (tuber), Poison (unspecified), Cathartic (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Analgesic (unspecified), Orthopedic Aid (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Splinter (unspecified), Poultice (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Cicuta douglasii unspecified picture

Distribution

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

Conservation status

Cicuta douglasii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:58598-2
WFO ID wfo-0000604479
COL ID VB4S
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Cicuta occidentalis f. frondosa Cicuta californica Cicuta purpurata Cicuta vagans Cicuta douglasii Cicuta fimbriata Cicuta frondosa Cicuta sonnei Sium douglasii Cicuta maculata var. californica Cicuta virosa var. californica