Cicuta maculata

Characteristics
Dicots
Apiaceae
Cicuta
Cicuta maculata L.
Water Hemlock
forb
5
**
Native AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL) TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
Armaments
No
Base Flower Color
White
Carpel Number/Pistil
1
Duration
Biennial; Perennial
Fruit Dehiscence
No
Fruit Type
Schizocarp
Fruit Wet/Dry
Dry
General Ecology
Terrestrial; Mudflat/Wet Woods
Growth Habit
forb
Inflorescence Position
terminal
Inflorescence Types
umbel
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Complexity
compound
Leaf Dissection
2; 2.5
Leaf Duration
deciduous
Leaf Petiole Type
petiolate
Leaf Type
broadleaf
Leaf Venation
pinnate
Leaflet Margins
serrate
Leaflet Number
>19
Moisture Requirements
Mesic; Hydric; Inundated
Natural Area Presence
PCSF; BISO; LGS; NRG; DRU; GILES; UCR; GRSM; SGSNA; LCW; TRG; LC; BE
Ovary Position
Inferior
Overall Flower Symmetry
Actinomorphic
Ovules per Carpel
1
Parent Rock
Calcareous; Chert; Limestone
Perianth Present
Yes
Petal Fusion
No
Petal Number
4
Pistil Complexity
Compound
Pistil Number
0
Placentation Type
Axillary
Sepal Fusion
No
Sepal Number
0; 4
Soil Composition
Mineral
Soil pH
Alkaline; Circumneutral
Stamen Number
4
Unconsolidated Rock
Yes
Woody Herbaceous
Herbaceous
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Classification
Apiales
Cicuta
Cicuta maculata L. - Water Hemlock
Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills
    • Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain
  • Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution

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Range of years during which specimens were collected:

Plant Photos
Cicuta maculata - 13
Cicuta maculata - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Cicuta maculata - 13
Cicuta maculata - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Cicuta maculata - 13
Cicuta maculata - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Cicuta maculata - 13
Cicuta maculata - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Cicuta maculata - 20
Cicuta maculata - Milo Pyne View Full Size
Cicuta maculata - 20
Cicuta maculata - Milo Pyne View Full Size
Cicuta maculata - 20
Cicuta maculata - Milo Pyne View Full Size
Cicuta maculata - 20
Cicuta maculata - Milo Pyne View Full Size
Cicuta maculata - 21
Cicuta maculata - Tara Littlefield View Full Size
Cicuta maculata - 21
Cicuta maculata - Tara Littlefield View Full Size
Cicuta maculata - 19
Cicuta maculata - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Cicuta maculata - 19
Cicuta maculata - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Cicuta maculata - 19
Cicuta maculata - Theo Witsell View Full Size