Conium maculatum the difficulty in associating malformations with the much earlier maternal poisoning. Since no specific antidote is available, prevention is the only way to deal with the production losses caused by the plant. Control with herbicides and grazing with less-susceptible animals (such as sheep) have been suggested. "C. maculatum" alkaloids can enter the human food chain via milk and fowl. "Conium maculatum" is the plant that killed Theramenes, Socrates and Phocion. In ancient Greece, hemlock was used to poison condemned prisoners. Socrates, the most famous victim of hemlock poisoning, was accused of impiety and corrupting the young men of Athens in
Asparagus (genus) are dioecious species, with male and female flowers on separate plants. , the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepts 212 species of "Asparagus", including: "A. asparagoides", known as bridal creeper, is a problematic weed in southern Australia. "A. asparagoides", "A. aethiopicus" (under the name "A. densiflorus") and "A. scandens" are listed on the New Zealand National Pest Plant Accord since they are invasive plants. Asparagus (genus) Asparagus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Asparagoideae. It comprises up to 300 species. Most are evergreen long-lived perennial plants growing from the understory as lianas, bushes or