Bulb-Bearing Water-Hemlock vs cowbane

Cicuta bulbifera compared with Cicuta virosa

Key Differences

• Bulb-Bearing Water-Hemlock is Least Concern while cowbane is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulb-Bearing Water-Hemlock	cowbane
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Apiales (Apiales)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family same	Apiaceae	Apiaceae
Genus same	Cicuta	Cicuta
Species	Cicuta bulbifera	Cicuta virosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulb-Bearing Water-Hemlock and cowbane share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cicuta.

Conservation Status

Bulb-Bearing Water-Hemlock

LC — Least Concern

cowbane

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulb-Bearing Water-Hemlock	cowbane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulb-Bearing Water-Hemlock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

cowbane

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bulb-Bearing Water-Hemlock

The Bulb-Bearing Water-Hemlock (Cicuta bulbifera) is a species in the genus Cicuta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway