Apiaceae Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose

Western Water Hemlock

Haisla and Hanaksiala - Drug, Poison

Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 212

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Scientific name: Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose
USDA symbol: CIDO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Water Hemlock
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Haisla and Hanaksiala
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Poison
Notes: Roots considered poisonous.

RECRD: 61226 id: 9836