Scientific Name
Cicuta maculata

Common Name
Water hemlock; Spotted cowbane

Life Cycle: Perennial


Height: 3 to 6 feet
Flower/fruit: Dome-shaped cluster of small white flowers; no bracts beneath the umbels
Flowering Season: Early summer into fall
Foliage: Lower leaves are up to 1 foot, doubly divided with veins ending at notches between the teeth; smooth, erect highly branched stem with magenta streaks
Site: Wet meadows, thickets, fresh water swamps
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