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Enriched botanical record

Cicuta maculata

Cicuta maculata L.

Also indexed asspotted water hemlockspotted parsleyspotted cowbanesuicide rootAbagwasî'gansCommon Water HemlockMusquashrootPoison Parsnip
FamilyApiaceae
GenusCicuta
Use categories2
Linked notes0
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderApiales
FamilyApiaceae
GenusCicuta
Scientific name with authorshipCicuta maculata L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Cicuta curtisiae J.M.Coult. & RoseCicuta curtissii J.M.Coult. & RoseCicuta maculata var. curtissii (J.M.Coult. & Rose) FernaldCicuta virosa var. maculata (L.) J.M.Coult. & RoseCicutaria maculata (L.) Lam.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Poison reported

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier58605-2
Use codesME PO
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Cicuta maculata.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.