Heracleum mantegazzianum
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Heracleum mantegazzianum, commonly known as giant hogweed, is a monocarpic perennial herbaceous plant in the carrot family Apiaceae. H. mantegazzianum is also known as cartwheel-flower, giant cow pars
Giant hogweed in Dunnyduff Woods, Keith
Green, red-spotted stem with white hairs
Giant hogweed flower head
Heracleum mantegazzianum seeds
Heracleum sosnowskyi
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Heracleum sosnowskyi, or Sosnowsky's hogweed, is a monocarpic perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the carrot family, Apiaceae. Its native range includes the central and eastern Caucasus regions an
Heracleum mantegazzianum
…ornamental plant in the 19th century, it has also spread to other areas of Western Europe, as well as the United States, and Canada. Its close relatives, Sosnowsky's hogweed and Persian hogweed, have similarly spread to other parts of Europe. The sap of giant hogweed is phototoxic and causes phytophotodermatitis in humans…
Heracleum sosnowskyi, Truso Gorge, Georgia
Inflorescences
Injured hand due to physical contact with the plant