Poison Hemlock | Mississippi State University Extension Service
Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum L.) is commonly known as deadly hemlock, poison parsley, poison stinkweed, spotted parsley, carrot fern, or snake-weed (Bryson and DeFelice 2009; Mitich 1998; USDA 2016). Native to Eurasia and northern Africa, this herbaceous broadleaf was introduced to the United States as an ornamental garden plant (Mitich 1998; Vetter 2004). Poison