Apiaceae Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose

Western Water Hemlock

Thompson - Drug, Poison

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 150

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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: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Poison
Notes: Considered one of the most toxic plants in North America for people, horses, cattle and sheep.

RECRD: 32362 id: 9861

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