Author: |
Carl Linnaeus,
1753 |
Family: |
APIACEAE |
Origin: |
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Baltic
States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia,
Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Island,
East European Russia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan,
Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Netherlands,
North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang, Yemen,
Yugoslavia (Now North America) |
Soil: |
Peat
- Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
3
Centimetres |
Height: |
2,5
Meters |
Flower:
|
White |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Roots |
Names:
|
Skarntyde,
Hemlock, Gefleckter Schierling, Myrkkykatko, Grande ciguë,
Szczwól plamisty, Gevlekte scheerling, Cicuta, Täpiline
Surmaputk, Water Hemlock |
Synonyms: |
Selinum
conium E.H.L.Krause.
Cicuta major, Lam.
Cicuta officinalis, Crantz.
Conium ceretanum, Sennen.
Conium cicuta, Neck.
Conium croaticum, Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.
Conium maculatum var. barceloi, O.Bolňs & Vigo
Conium maculatum subsp. viride, Espeut
Conium maculosum, Pall.
Conium nodosum, Fisch. ex Steud.
Conium pyrenaicum, Sennen & Elías.
Conium sibiricum, Steud.
Conium strictum, Tratt.
Conium tenuifolium, Mill.
Coriandrum cicuta, Crantz.
Coriandrum maculatum, Roth.
Sium conium, Vest. |
This member of the
Apiaceae family was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It is found in most of Europe and has been introduced
to North America. It grows in rich or well-drained soil with some
water and some to a lots of sun. The tap-root will get three centimetres
in diameter, the whole plant can reach for 2,5 meters. The flowers
are white, and beside from seeds, it can be reproduced by dividing
the roots, which forms off-shoots.
The genera name references the
Greek koneios; 'spin' or 'whirl', alluding to the dizzying
effects of the plant's poison after ingestion. The species name
means 'spotted, stained or blotched'. |