Apiaceae Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose

Western Water Hemlock

Thompson - Drug, Poison

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 513

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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: Roots known to be poisonous to both humans and animals.

RECRD: 84073 id: 9862

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