We've rounded up the top five deadliest plants that could be growing in your yard, how to identify them, why they are ...

Often mistaken for wild parsnip, carrot, or anise, the prolific seed producer poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) has gained a ...

A roadside plant is posing a potentially deadly risk to Americans after it was found to be growing rapidly in unmanaged areas. Poison hemlock, also known as Conium maculatum, is poisonous to humans ...

A close up view of young poison hemlock along an Elkhart County roadside is shown on April 15. If using herbicide, now is the time to treat this very dangerous plant. Introduced from Europe as an ...

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Mr. Editor, — The following paper was presented to the Medical Faculty of Harvard College as the graduating thesis of its author. It contains a number of valuable and original observations with regard ...