Conium divaricatum

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Conium divaricatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to Greece, including Crete. It was first described in 1856. The plant is phytochemically distinct from conium maculatum, and is considered a separate species. The Classical Greek philosopher Socrates is believed to have been executed with hemlock, though scholars are unsure whether it was c. maculatum or c. divaricatum.{{Cite journal |last1=Vlassi |first1=Anthi |last2=Koutsaviti |first2=Aikaterini |last3=Constantinidis |first3=Theophanis |last4=Ioannou |first4=Efstathia |last5=Tzakou |first5=Olga |date=2022-03-01 |title=What Socrates drank? Comparative chemical investigation of two Greek Conium taxa exhibiting diverse chemical profiles |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S003194222100409X |journal=Phytochemistry |volume=195 |pages=113060 |doi=10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.113060 |pmid=34952367 |issn=0031-9422|url-access=subscription }}