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...ps]] or carrots. The plant may be mistaken for parsnip due to its clusters of white tuberous [[root]]s. ...certainly the Greek [[philosopher]] [[Socrates]] drank a cup of some kind of hemlock infusion at his execution in [[399 BC]]. ''Cicuta virosa'' is howev

...America]], occurring in moist woodlands and thickets from [[Nova Scotia]] west to [[Minnesota]], and south to southern [[Florida]]. ...d covers over and contain a [[spadix]] ("Jack"), covered with tiny flowers of both sexes. The flowers are unisexual, in small plants most if not all the

<!-- and oogles of others - search for the species names to get lists. --> '''''Melia azedarach''''' is a species of [[deciduous]] [[tree]] in the [[Swietenia mahagoni|mahogany]] [[family (bio

...'''''Convallaria''''' in the flowering plant family [[Ruscaceae]] (or one of two, or three, if ''C. keiskei'' and ''C. transcaucasica'' are recognised a ...eason, Henry A. and Cronquist, Arthur, (1991), ''Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada'', New York Botanical Garden

...]] of [[Connecticut]] and [[Pennsylvania]]. It is the namesake of the city of [[Laurel, Mississippi]] (founded 1882). ...of pink, near red and maroon pigment. It blooms in May and June. All parts of the plant are [[poison]]ous. [[Root]]s are [[Fiber|fibrous]] and matted.<r

...me|ancient Romans]], including the wives of two Emperors, and by [[Macbeth of Scotland]] before he became a Scottish King. ...three [[Moirae|Fates]] in [[Greek mythology]] (the one who cuts the thread of life), and the name "atropa bella donna" is derived from an admonition in [