Thanks, Shaista ji. Links for *Cicuta virosa*: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicuta_virosa (Wikipedia link), http://images.google.co.in/images?hl=en&q=Cicuta%20virosa&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi (pictures).
Some extracts from Wikipedia link (for pictures/ more details, pl. click on the link): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicuta_virosa *Cicuta virosa* (*Cowbane* or *Northern Water Hemlock*) is a species of * Cicuta <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicuta>*, native to northern and central Europe <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe>, northern Asia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia>and northwestern North America <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America>. It is a perennial<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perennial_plant> herbaceous <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbaceous> plant which grows up to 1–2 m tall. The stems are smooth, branching, swollen at the base, purple-striped, and hollow except for partitions at the junction of the leaves <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf> and stem. In cross section the stems have one flat side and the other sides are rounded. The leaves are alternate, tripinnate, only coarsely toothed, unlike the ferny, lacy leaves found in many other members of the family *Apiaceae<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apiaceae> *. The flowers <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower> are small, white and clustered in umbrella shaped inflorescences typical of the family. The many flowered umbellets have unequal pedicels that range from 5 to 11 cm long during fruiting. An oily, yellow liquid oozes from cuts to the stems and roots. This liquid has a rank smell resembling that of parsnips, carrots or mice. The plant may be mistaken for parsnip due to its clusters of white tuberous roots <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root>. It grows in wet meadows, along streambanks and other wet and marshy areas. The yellow resin contains cicutoxin <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicutoxin>, which disrupts the workings of the central nervous system<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_nervous_system>. In humans, cicutoxin rapidly produces symptoms of nausea<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausea>, emesis <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emesis> and abdominal pain<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdominal_pain>, typically within 60 minutes of ingestion. This can lead to tremors<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremors>and seizures <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seizures>. A single bite of the root (which has the highest concentration of cicutoxin) can be sufficient to cause death. In animals the toxic dose and the lethal dose are nearly the same. One gram of water hemlock per kilogram of weight will kill a sheep and 230 grams is sufficient to kill a horse. Due to the rapid onset of symptoms, treatment is usually unsuccessful. 2009/5/3 Shaista <[email protected]> > > I also came across such a plant in Hisar, Haryana. I think it is > Cicuta virosa > Ref: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Cowbane.html > Regards > > On May 3, 4:03 pm, "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, Suresh ji. > > Leaves are different. > > See the illustration athttp:// > www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/b/burles89.html > > > > 2009/5/3 Suresh C. Sharma <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > Thank you Garg Sahib and Rohit ji, > > > > > It looks like Pimpinella saxifraga at > > >http://images.google.co.in/images?hl=en&q=+Pimpinella+saxifraga&gbv=2. > .. > > > = > > > > > Kind regards, > > > Suresh > > > > > On 5/3/09, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> Some* Pimpinella* species from* Apiaceae*? > > > > >> 2009/5/3 Suresh C. Sharma <[email protected]> > > > > >>> While flora-watching (I have borrowed this term from Dr Anil Kumar), > > >>> and I can assure you that this is as much rewarding as is > birdwatching, > > >>> yesterday in Sonepat, Haryana, I came across quite a few plants which > I am > > >>> not able to ID yet. > > > > >>> This one was growing adjacent to an irrigation channel towards the > shady > > >>> area. > > > > >>> ID help requested please. > > > > >>> Kind regards, > > >>> Suresh C Sharma > > > > -- > > With regards, > > J.M.Garg > > "We often ignore the beauty around us" > > Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > > For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group > > (Indiantreepix)http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
