Cicuta bulbifera

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Bulb-bearing Water-hemlock

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.132897
Element CodePDAPI0M020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderApiales
FamilyApiaceae
GenusCicuta
Other Common Names
bulblet-bearing water hemlock (EN) Bulblet-bearing Water-hemlock (EN) Bulbous Water-hemlock (EN) Cicutaire bulbifère (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date1985-09-06
Edition Date1998-05-13
Edition AuthorsGRIES, D
Rank Reasons
Cicuta bulbifera is known from most of Canada south to Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, and the mid-Atlantic states. It is rare along the fringes of its very broad range.
Range Extent Comments
In New Jersey (Hough, 1983). Is known from sixteen counties in Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 1978). In the Great Plains, from northeastern North Dakota to northcentral Nebraska (Great Plains Flora Association, 1986). Ranging from Newfoundland west to Alaska, south to Maryland, northern Virginia (?), Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Idaho, and Oregon; disjunct (perhaps introduced only) in North Carolina and Florida (Weakley, 1997).
Occurrences Comments
Known from more than fifty occurrences in Minnesota (Ownbey, 1991). One occurrence in West Virginia (Strausbaugh, No Date).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species is found in marshes, swamps, wet meadows, prairies, and fields (Wildflower Center, 2012).
Terrestrial Habitats
Grassland/herbaceousCropland/hedgerow
Palustrine Habitats
HERBACEOUS WETLANDFORESTED WETLAND
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
LabradorS3Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
NunavutSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
South DakotaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
AlaskaS3Yes
District of ColumbiaSHYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
IowaS4Yes
New JerseyS4Yes
WashingtonS2Yes
West VirginiaSHYes
North DakotaSNRYes
MissouriS1Yes
MaineSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
IndianaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
North CarolinaSUYes
OregonSHYes
FloridaSNRYes
MarylandS1Yes
IdahoS2Yes
OhioSNRYes
DelawareS1Yes
NebraskaS4Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
MontanaS3Yes
WyomingS1Yes
VirginiaSHYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
Norwich Plains Revised Roadless AreaOttawa National Forest4,360
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Devil's Den 09083Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests9,169
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Rock CreekWenatchee National Forest32,239
References (9)
  1. Douglas, G.W., G.B. Straley, and D. Meidinger. 1989. The vascular plants of British Columbia. Part 1. Gymnosperms and Dicotyledons (Asteraceae through Cucurbitaceae). Crown Publications Incorporated. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 208 pp.
  2. Great Plains Flora Association (R.L. McGregor, coordinator; T.M. Barkley, ed., R.E. Brooks and E.K. Schofield, associate eds.). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. 1392 pp.
  3. Hough, M.Y. 1983. New Jersey wild plants. Harmony Press, Harmony, NJ. 414 pp.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  5. Mohlenbrock, R.H., and D.M. Ladd. 1978. Distribution of Illinois vascular plants. Southern Illinois Univ. Press, Carbondale, IL. 282 pp.
  6. Ownbey, G.B. and T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis. 307 pp.
  7. Strausbaugh, P.D., and E. L. Core. [1978]. Flora of West Virginia, Parts I-IV. West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia. 2753 pp. [Book undated, date '1978' from Castanea review (fide L. Morse), correct TNC source code is 'B78STR01HQUS'.]
  8. Weakley, A.S. 1997. Flora of the Carolinas and Virginia: working draft of 21 July 1997. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Southern Conservation Science Dept., Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  9. Wildflower Center. 2012. Native Plant Database: <i>Cicuta bulbifera</i>. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Austin. Accessed: September 12, 2022. https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CIBU