Conium
Sign in to saveConium ( or ) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. , Plants of the World Online accepts six species.
Taxonomy · GBIF
poison hemlock
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderApiales
- FamilyApiaceae
Observations63,788
Groupplantae
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Article
35 sectionsContents
- Description
- Stems
- Leaves
- Flowers
- Fruits
- Seeds
- Chemical composition
- Species differentiation from other plants
- Taxonomy
- History
- Species
- ''Conium chaerophylloides''
- ''Conium fontanum''
- ''Conium hilliburttorum''
- ''Conium maculatum''
- ''Conium sphaerocarpum''
- Evolution
- Toxin development
- Distribution
- Ecology
- Dispersal
- Ecological relationships
- Economic impact
- Uses
- Pesticides
- In medicine
- Other uses
- Toxicity
- Effects on humans and other animals
- Pharmacology
- Treatment
- As a poison
- Cultivation
- Notes
- References
Conium ( or ) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. , Plants of the World Online accepts six species.
All species of the genus are poisonous to humans. C. maculatum, also known as hemlock, is infamous for being highly poisonous. Hemlock is native to temperate regions of Europe, North Africa and Western Asia. The species C. chaerophylloides, C. fontanum, and C. sphaerocarpum are all native to southern Africa.