Weed
western water hemlock
MericarpMericarp:
One-half of a two-sectioned fruit known as a schizocarp (e.g. carrot).
OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
, obliquely ellipticElliptic:
Outline of an ellipse; greatest width midway sloping to an equally pointed apex and base.
, and one flat side
Yellow ribs and brown interspaces
Moderately smooth
FruitFruit:
A mature ovary and any associated parts.
scar is large. Thick longitudinal ribs and adhering stylopodium.
The full schizocarpSchizocarp:
A dry, two-seeded fruit of the carrot family (Apiaceae) that separates at maturity along a midline into two mericarps. Each mericarp has a dry, indehiscent pericarp enclosing a loose fitting seed.
is nearly spherical in shape. Ribs are thick and strong. The point of the mericarpMericarp:
One-half of a two-sectioned fruit known as a schizocarp (e.g. carrot). attachment to the stem (stylopodium) is large.
Not listed
Not included
Apiaceae
Cicuta douglasii (DC.) J.M. Coult. & Rose
Cicuta maculata L. var. californica (A. Gray) B. Boivin
