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Spotted Cowbane

Cicuta maculata

Description:

Very tall plant (over five feet). Lance shaped, serrated leaflets. Round, hollow green stem. White flower clusters in umbels, very similar looking to wild carrots.

Habitat:

Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Islip, New York. Growing near a

Notes:

Extremely poisonous (deadly)! Native wildflower to North America.

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1 Comment

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Wow those flowers are so similar to Daucus carota... which would be edible 8-[

ForestDragon
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ForestDragon

Islip, New York, USA

Spotted on Aug 10, 2013
Submitted on Dec 10, 2013

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