Where Does Cowbane Grow?

The plants grow in marshes and are widely distributed in North America. They have clusters of white flowers surrounded by bracts (modified leaves). The most common species is O. rigidior, which is also called water-dropwort.

Where is Cowbane found?

Cowbane is more common in Northern Ireland than the rest of the UK. It is usually found in marshes, ditches, margins of lakes and slow-moving streams.

Where can water hemlock be found?

True to its common name, water hemlock occurs primarily on wet soils associated with ditches, stream banks, pond margins, and marshes.