Plants : ApiaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Cicuta virosa L.

Cowbane

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Cicuta virosa

Description: This species is characteristic of the Lough Neagh and Lough Erne basins and lakesides in north Co Down and Co Armagh. A poisonous plant of fens and marshes especially on the shores of lakes.

All names: Cicuta virosa L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Cicuta virosa at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Cicuta virosa at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Cicuta virosa. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3674. Accessed on 2026-11-02.