A deadly plant could be growing near your NC home. How to identify, remove it

A highly toxic plant sometimes mistaken for edible lookalikes is turning up in more places across North Carolina. Poison hemlock can be fatal to people, pets and livestock, and there is no antidote.

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This story was originally published August 30, 2026 at 7:00 AM with the headline “A deadly plant could be growing near your NC home. How to identify, remove it.”