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Bayer Code : coima
Synonym(s) of Sc. name:
Classification: Umbelliferae, Dicotyledonous
Common name: hemlock
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Flecken-Schierling ; ES : cicuta mayor ; FR : grande ciguë ; IT : cicuta maggiore ; PT : ansarina-malhada ; EN : hemlock ; NL : gevlekte scheerling ;
Biological type: Annual, Perennial
- Cotyledons ovate -lanceolate and glabrous.
- Leaves alternate, the first palmate, the others with pinnate with ovate or triangular segments.
- Height : 50-250 cm.
- Stem glabrous, plum blue, with red spots at the base, erect and greatly branched.
- Leaves alternate, glabrous, the lower triangular, divided (2-4 times) with oblong triangular segments, very small towards the top.
- Flowers white in umbel, 10-20 unequal rays. Bracts numerous and lanceolate triangular, whitish, recurved with membranous margin.
- Fruits 2.5-3.5 mm with sides generally undulate-crenate.
- Biological type : annual or perennial.
Ecological profile (click on flags): Rare Present Present