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Conium fontanum alticola (Conium fontanum alticola)

Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: leaves, stem, fruit Conium fontanum is a species of flowering plant in the flower family . This species was Hilliard & BLBurtt first scientific description in 1985. Conium is a genus of flowering plants in the carrot family Apiaceae which consists of four species accepted by The Plant List. One species, C. maculatum, also called hemlock, which is highly poisonous, is native to temperate regions of Europe, North Africa and Western Asia, while the other three are from southern Africa.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Apiales

            • Family: Apiaceae

              • Genus: Conium