Conium maculatum
Common name
hemlock
Family
Apiaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
NVS code
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CONMAC
Habitat
Waste land, especially damp locations (DoC, 1998) Riverbed, pastoral, forest margin. Poisonous.
Similar taxa
has an offensive odour when crushed.
Flowering
September, October, November, December, January
Flower colours
White
Year naturalised
1872
Origin
Europe, Asia, N. Africa
Etymology
maculatum: From the Latin maculatus ‘blotched’
Reproduction
reproduces by seed
Poisonous plant:
One of the most poisonous plants in New Zealand. All parts are poisonous if eaten.