Conium Collection

Poisonous Plants
Water Hemlock (Cicuta Virosa); Conium Maculatum; Digitalis Purpurea; Cypress Spurge (Euphorbia Cyparissias); Pasque Flower (Anemone Pulsatilla); Autumn Crocus

Fools parsley, hemlock and northern water hemlock
Fools parsley, Aethusa cynapium 1, hemlock, Conium maculatum 2, and northern water hemlock, Cicuta virosa 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Hemlock, Conium maculatum
5855171 Hemlock, Conium maculatum; (add.info.: Hemlock, Conium maculatum. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy)

Poison hemlock, Conium maculatum. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's
FLO4990423 Poison hemlock, Conium maculatum. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany

Poison hemlock, Conium maculatum
5856018 Poison hemlock, Conium maculatum; (add.info.: Poison hemlock, Conium maculatum. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora)

Hemlock (colour litho)
3117019 Hemlock (colour litho) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Conium maculatum Kohler's Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen mit kurz erlauterndem Texte)

Leaves and flowers of hemlock, Conium maculatum
5856635 Leaves and flowers of hemlock, Conium maculatum by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Leaves and flowers of hemlock, Conium maculatum)

Umbelliferous Plants (colour litho)
6004533 Umbelliferous Plants (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Umbelliferous Plants)

Hemlock, Conium maculatum. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Mains Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835. James Main (1775-1846) was a Scottish gardener, botanist and writer

Conium maculatum

Common hemlock, Conium maculatum. Handcoloured lithograph by Henry Sowerby after an illustration by M. D. from Edward Hamiltons Flora Homeopathica, Bailliere, London, 1852

Poison hemlock, Conium maculatum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Curtis British Entomology Plate 688
Hymenoptera: Cynips nervosa Curtis = Diplolepis nervosa (Curtis) [Plant: Conium maculatum (Common Hemlock)] Date: 1824-39

Common Poisonous Plants. Left To Right: Fools Parsley Or Lesser Hemlock (Aethusa Cynapium); Common Greater Or Spotted Hemlock (Conium Maculatum); Purple Foxglove Or Folksglove (Digitalis Purpurea)

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Hemlock, Conium maculatum.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany, as delivered in the Botanic Garden at Lambeth

Hemlock - Conium maculatum (Cicuta) by Leonhart Fuchs from De historia stirpium commentarii insignes
Herbal, 16th century. Leonhart Fuchs (1501-1566), De historia stirpium commentarii insignes (Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants), 1542. Plate: Hemlock - Conium maculatum (Cicuta)

Plants / Conium Maculatum
HEMLOCK, or POISON PARSLEY Date: early 20th century

Grandville Hemlock 1847
CIGUE hemlock (conium maculatum) Date: 1847

Engraving of hemlock plant
Hemlock. 18th century engraving of a hemlock plant. Hemlock (Conium maculatum) is a highly poisonous perennial herbaceous flowering plant

Conium Maculatum
HEMLOCK French : cigue

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"Conium: The Deadly Beauty of Poisonous Plants" Delicate and alluring, a genus of plants that conceals a deadly secret. Fools parsley, hemlock, and northern water hemlock are just some of the species belonging to this notorious family. With their intricate umbelliferous flowers and lush foliage, they can easily deceive the untrained eye. Hemlock, particularly Conium maculatum, stands out with its distinct features. Its leaves and flowers hold an enchanting allure but hide a lethal poison within their delicate structures. A color litho captures the essence of this treacherous plant in vivid detail. Known as common hemlock or poison hemlock, Conium maculatum has been feared throughout history for its toxic properties. Leonhart Fuchs' masterpiece "De historia stirpium" showcases the haunting beauty of this plant through his meticulous illustrations. Curtis British Entomology Plate 688 further highlights the significance in botany. Cut out from its surroundings, it emphasizes the flower's unique characteristics - a reminder that danger often lurks where we least expect it. Intriguingly dangerous yet undeniably captivating, conium serves as a stark reminder to tread carefully amidst nature's wonders. Its presence reminds us that appearances can be deceiving; even seemingly harmless plants may possess hidden dangers beneath their surface. So next time you encounter these poisonous beauties on your botanical adventures, remember to admire them from afar – appreciating their allure while keeping yourself safe from harm's way.