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Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata L.)


Distribution

The water hemlock occurs throughout the state of Illinois. It is occasionally encountered in wet pastures and meadows and frequently in and along ditches, in the low ground near streams, in low woods, and around ponds and lakes.

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Updated on: 01/21/2005 VK, 03/18/1996