| Assessment Summary – May 2004 |
| Common name |
Victorin’s water-hemlock |
| Scientific name |
Cicuta maculata var. victorii |
| Status |
Special Concern |
| Reason for designation |
A geographically highly restricted perennial that is endemic to the freshwater or slightly brackish shoreline areas of the St. Lawrence River estuary in Québec. It is present at about 33 localities but in very small localized habitats where it is at risk from a wide range of impacts. These impacts include: actual destruction of plants due to ATV traffic and human trampling, and mowing of shoreline vegetation; losses of suitable potential shoreline habitat also occurs through shoreline in-filling and development and potential loss of plants may occur due to confusion with the common variant of the species that is considered a noxious weed. Oil spills may also pose a potential risk. |
| Occurrence |
Quebec |
| Status history |
Designated Special Concern in April 1987 and in May 2004. Last assessment based on an update status report. |
