poison hemlock

• Planta herbácea fortemente tóxica (Conium maculatum), com flores brancas em umbelas, cheiro desagradável e caule manchado de roxo, historicamente usada em execuções na Antiguidade, incluindo a morte de Sócrates.

A highly poisonous flowering plant (Conium maculatum) with a distinctive musty smell and purple-spotted stem, historically known for its use in ancient executions, most famously the death of Socrates.

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   A highly poisonous flowering plant (Conium maculatum) in the carrot family, native to Europe and North Africa, known for its toxic alkaloids.

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   • Poison hemlock is often mistaken for wild carrot or parsley.
   • The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates was executed by drinking a poison hemlock concoction.
   • All parts of the poison hemlock plant are toxic to humans and animals.