Hemlock
Hemlock
Scientific name: Conium maclatum L.
Local name: Not known
Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Division | Magnoliophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Apiales |
| Family | Apiaceae |
| Genus | Conium |
| Species | C. maclatum |
Botanical Description of Hemlock
Habit: Annual plants flower in the first spring, produce seeds and die in summer.
Stems – Erect, strong, hairless, hollow except at nodes.
Leaves – Fern- or carrot-like, 12 to 25 cm long but up to 50 cm, hairless, alternate, emitting a strong.
Flowers – White or greenish-white, 2 to 4 mm diameter with five petals; numerous, in dense umbrella-like clusters at the ends of the stems.