Missouri Plants Water hemlock   (Cicuta maculata) Tracheophyte: Angiosperm: Dicot: Carrot (Apiaceae) Native North American plant Habitat: wet soil areas. ID Features: white flowers in domed clusters, pinnate leaves. Natural History: Water hemlock grows as a tall plant with pinnately compound leaves. Its small white flowers are held in umbels (clusters atop stems). It grows in wet environments throughout the state. THE ENTIRE PLANT IS EXTREMELY POISONOUS!!!

The information is from: Missouri Wildflowers by Edgar Denison, 5th Edition, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1998.