Cicuta maculata var. angustifolia Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cicuta maculata L. var. angustifolia Hook.

Narrow leafed water hemlock, Spotted water hemlock

2013 Steve Matson

Cicuta maculata var. angustifolia is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~35 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Cicuta maculata
Genus:	Cicuta
Family:	Apiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Cicuta occidentalis
JEF	Cicuta valida

Information about Cicuta maculata var. angustifolia from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CIMAA) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/13/2025).