Question: I was out walking in a beautiful preserve today, the Hirundo refuge in Old Town. The Pushaw stream runs through …
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Question
I was out walking in a beautiful preserve today, the Hirundo refuge in Old Town. The Pushaw stream runs through it. I stopped by the water's edge ... and saw a plant I don't recognize growing right at the edge among some rocks. When I tried to grab a leaf to photograph it, the entire little plant came up in my hands. So I got a pic of the whole plant before reseating it back in its place. Can you help with ID please?
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Dear Debbie, good afternoon. You may have Cicuta maculata (spotted water-hemlock), a small individual with unusual leaf morphology. When I look at the veins of the leaf segments, they are directed to the sinuses (not the tips of the teeth), suggesting it may be this plant. Best wishes.
