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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

...'', '''Sea Vetchling''') is a [[legume]] native to temperate coastal areas of [[Asia]], [[Europe]], [[North America|North]] and [[South America]]. ...al and paler purple wing and keel petals; they are produced in [[raceme]]s of 2-7 together.

...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 ...ing a plant with a single rounded leaf. Seedlings need three or more years of growth before they become large enough to flower.

[[Image:Bitterweet Nightshade 2.jpg|thumb|left|Flowers, [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]]]] ...at Lakes]] region and was first spotted in 1843<ref>{{cite web |title=List of invasive species in the Great Lakes Great Lakes United / Union Saint-Lauren

...irst Nations]] peoples are reported to have drunk a tea made from the root of this plant after [[childbirth]]. *[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500023 Flora of North America: ''Actaea pachypoda'']

...atorium]]'' has undergone taxonomic revision by [[botanist]]s and a number of the species once included there have been moved to other genera. ...issima (Linnaeus) R. M. King & H. Robinson var. altissima | work = [[Flora of North America]]}}</ref>

...[perennial plant]] in the family [[Berberidaceae]], native to wooded areas of eastern [[North America]].<ref>{{ITIS|ID=18850}}</ref> ...in open mesic woodlands. Individual shoots are often connected by systems of thick [[tubers]] and [[rhizomes]].<ref name = "Fondren"> {{cite web| last =

...Genome Sciences |publisher=[[University of Maryland, Baltimore|University of Maryland Medical School]] |accessdate=2009-03-09}}</ref> Castor seed is the source of [[castor oil]], which has a wide variety of uses. The seeds contain between 40% and 60% oil that is rich in [[triglycer

| image_caption = Ground-level poison ivy, [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]] ...name="feis"/> The plant is extremely common in suburban and exurban areas of New England, the Mid-Atlantic, and southeastern United States. Similar spec

...ropagation|propagation]], the combustible material present, and the effect of weather on the fire.<ref name=UToronto /> ...cial effects on wilderness areas. Some plant species depend on the effects of fire for growth and reproduction,<ref name=NOVA /> although large wildfires