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  4. Dicots
  5. Carrots, Ivies, and Allies
  6. Carrot Family
  7. Hemlock
  8. Poison Hemlock

species 68,010 observations

Poison Hemlock

Conium maculatum

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

104 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Anise Swallowtail, Black Swallowtail, Old World Swallowtail, Spruce Budworm Moth 4
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Spotted-belly Buprestid Beetle 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Fennel Aphid, Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw 25
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Convergent Lady Beetle, Margined Leatherwing Beetle, Oblique Streaktail, Margined Calligrapher 73
  • Sheltered animals Animals that nest or roost in it Mendocino Shoulderband Snail 1

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Full sun Part shade
Moisture
Moist
Habit
Erect
Plant type
Herbaceous perennial Poisonous Weed

From NC State Extension.

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