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Apiaceae
22-Conium habit
Another poisonous species is Poison Hemlock,
Conium maculatum
. A drink made from the seeds and/or leaves of this plant was used to put to death the Greek philosopher Socrates.
Photo by K. R. Robertson at White Heath, Illinois.
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