The weed I have had the most phone calls about over the past five years is poison hemlock. It first appeared as an invader on non-tilled waste areas, like the spaces along roads, railroad tracks, ...

Spring allergies are a nuisance, but there's a bigger threat coming to south-central Indiana. It's a green and frilly plant that can be deadly. It can kill cattle and poison people, or leave bubbling ...

With spring arriving in Washington state, more and more plants are popping up. Outdoor enthusiasts and homebodies alike will encounter plenty of flowers, shrubs and trees over the next couple of ...

Poison hemlock is a plant you don’t want to tangle with. It’s very invasive, and some people get rashes from touching it. But the biggest problem is that all parts of the plant are poisonous — even ...

Top left: Young poison hemlock plants (Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org); Bottom left: Mature poison hemlock stems with characteristic purple splotches (Joseph M. DiTomaso, ...

Queen Anne’s lace resembles poison hemlock, but they are very different plants. One is a wild carrot that is safe to eat and might look nice in a flower arrangement. The other is toxic and dangerous ...

Back in 2010, a woman tragically died in Tacoma after eating what she thought was just a regular schmegular plant. It turned out to be the deadliest foilage that can be found in Washington--the ...

Evidence of poison hemlock is widespread in Kentucky. Poison hemlock is toxic to a wide variety of animals including birds, wildlife, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, horses and to humans. People are ...

The toxic plant that killed Socrates thousands of years ago is becoming more prevalent in the Midwest. Poison hemlock is an invasive biennial plant that has tall, smooth stems with fern-like leaves ...