Hemlock Water Dropwort Oenanthe crocata

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Description

Stout, Hairless , clump forming , parsely scented , very poisonous , Stems hollow to 1.5 m but can be shorter . Flowers white , umbels 50 - 100 mm , sometimes no lower bracts, . May - August , Leaves glossy 3 pinnate, the Broad leaflets wedge shaped at the base and 2-3 toothed . on the hollow, ridged stem. Fruits Cylindrical, with long styles, By ponds, ditches , streams and other fresh water . . Domed umbels of white flowers appear June­August and have both upper and lower bracts. Widespread. Distinctive, poisonous perennial

Data Table

 

17791 1IMAGE (C) 2007 COLIN DUKE

17793 MAGE (C) 2007 COLIN DUKE

17794 IMAGE (C) 2007 COLIN DUKE
17795 IMAGE (C) 2007 COLIN DUKE